Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Major 6.7 Quake South Pacific, Tonga Islands Region

Major magnitude 6.7 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Niue, on Monday, 15 Feb 2021 1:49 pm (GMT -11)



Date & time: 16 Feb 2021 00:49:28 UTC - 14 hours ago
Local time at epicenter: Monday, 15 Feb 2021 1:49 pm (GMT -11)
Magnitude: 6.7
Depth: 14.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.8°S / 167.8°W  (South Pacific Ocean, Niue)
Nearby towns and cities:
249 km (155 mi) ENE of Lakepa (pop: 88) --> See nearby quakes!
262 km (163 mi) NE of Hakupu (pop: 221) --> See nearby quakes!
263 km (164 mi) ENE of Alofi (pop: 624) --> See nearby quakes!
437 km (272 mi) SSE of Ta`ū (American Samoa) (pop: 873) --> See nearby quakes!
496 km (308 mi) SE of Tāfuna (Tualauta, American Samoa) (pop: 11,000) --> See nearby quakes!
500 km (310 mi) SE of Pago Pago (Ma'Oputasi, American Samoa) (pop: 11,500) --> See nearby quakes!
596 km (371 mi) SE of Lufilufi (Samoa) (pop: 1,070) --> See nearby quakes!
612 km (380 mi) SE of Apia (Samoa) (pop: 40,400) --> See nearby quakes!
627 km (390 mi) SE of Fasito‘outa (Samoa) (pop: 2,100) --> See nearby quakes!
633 km (393 mi) SE of Mulifanua (Samoa) (pop: 4,510) --> See nearby quakes!

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