- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 22, 1977 CE
- Location:
- Tonga Trench
- Magnitude:
- 7.2 Ms
- Depth:
- 65 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 5
- Intensity (MMI):
- 4
- Damage:
- ~$1.2M (value at the time)
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.6
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
Other earthquake records of 1977 CE
- Romania, Bucharest · Mw 7.5 · 1,641 deaths
- Iran, Bab-Tangol · Mw 5.9 · 584 deaths
- Iran, Naghan, Ardal, Jaghdan, Dastgerd, Kordan, Sarmur · Mw 6 · 366 deaths
- Indonesia, Sunda Islands · Mw 8.3 · 189 deaths
- Iran, Bandar Abbas · Mw 6.7 · 167 deaths
- Argentina, San Juan Province: Mendoza · Mw 7.5 · 65 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1977 CE Earthquake — Tonga Trench happen?
- June 22, 1977 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.