Sunday 2 July 2023, 12:27: earthquake at Tonga

Earthquakes with magnitude 6.9 felt at 12:27 on 2 July 2023.
Place: Tonga.

On Sunday 2 July 2023 at 12:27 an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 and depth 224 km was recorded in Tonga. 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 12:27 on 2 July 2023 with epicenter Tonga, having a depth of 224 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 6.9, 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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