- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 21, 2018 CE
- Location:
- 141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 5.6 Mww
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 3.35
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
Other earthquake records of 2018 CE
- Indonesia, Sulawesi · Mw 7.5 · 4,340 deaths
- Indonesia, Lombok Island · Mw 6.9 · 560 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, S Highlands, Hela, Indonesia · Mw 7.5 · 145 deaths
- Japan, Hokkaido · Mw 6.6 · 44 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, S Highlands, Hela · Mw 6.7 · 25 deaths
- Haiti, Port-Dex-Paix · Mw 5.9 · 18 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 5.6 - 141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (2018 CE) happen?
- June 21, 2018 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.