Friday 16 June 2023, 10:30: earthquake at Tonga Region
Earthquakes with magnitude 5.5 felt at 10:30 on 16 June 2023.
Place: Tonga Region.
On Friday 16 June 2023 at 10:30 an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 and depth 15 km was recorded in Tonga Region. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 10:30 on 16 June 2023 with epicenter Tonga Region, having a depth of 15 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 5.5, therefore between 5 and 6, this earthquake is classified as "moderate". This type of earthquake can cause severe
structural damage to poorly constructed buildings in confined areas.
Minor damage to buildings built with modern anti-seismic criteria.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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