Friday 27 October 2023, 05:02: earthquake at Tonga

Earthquakes with magnitude 5.6 felt at 05:02 on 27 October 2023.
Place: Tonga.

On Friday 27 October 2023 at 05:02 an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 and depth 35 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 05:02 on 27 October 2023 with epicenter Tonga, having a depth of 35 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 5.6, 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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