- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 18, 1970 CE
- Location:
- 158 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 6.05 Mw
- Depth:
- 251.6 km
Other earthquake records of 1970 CE
- Peru, Northern, Pisco, Chiclayo · Mw 7.9 · 66,794 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province, Vietnam: Hanoi · Mw 7.1 · 15,621 deaths
- Turkey, Gediz · Mw 7.2 · 1,086 deaths
- Iran, Karnaveh, Marev · Ms 6.7 · 220 deaths
- Peru, N, Ecuador: S · Ms 7.6 · 82 deaths
- Russia, Dagestan · Mw 6.7 · 31 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 158 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga (1970 CE) happen?
- February 18, 1970 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.