- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 23, 2013 CE
- Location:
- 292 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Mww
- Depth:
- 173.7 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.362
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 5 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mwb 6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
Other earthquake records of 2013 CE
- Pakistan, Awaran, Kech · Mw 7.7 · 825 deaths
- Philippines, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is · Mw 7.1 · 222 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province: Longmen · Mw 6.6 · 196 deaths
- China, Gansu: Dingxi, Min · Mw 6 · 95 deaths
- Indonesia, Banda Aceh · Mw 6.1 · 48 deaths
- Iran / Pakistan, Mashkal · Mw 7.7 · 40 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 7.4 - 292 km SW of Vaini, Tonga (2013 CE) happen?
- May 23, 2013 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.