Saturday 17 June 2023, 01:26: earthquake at Tonga Region

Earthquakes with magnitude 6 felt at 01:26 on 17 June 2023.
Place: Tonga Region.

On Saturday 17 June 2023 at 01:26 an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 40 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 01:26 on 17 June 2023 with epicenter Tonga Region, having a depth of 40 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of 160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.

Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org

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