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M6.5 earthquake, Tonga, 2015-03-30

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth11 km

Time (UTC)2015-03-30 08:48

Rank in 201550 / 146among M6+

Rank since 19004640 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

96 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · -15.50, -173.03

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.8 2015-03-30	2015-03-30 18:02	10 km	115 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga
M5.5 2015-04-01	2015-04-01 11:06	10 km	103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.3 2015-04-07	2015-04-07 00:46	30 km	106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M5.6 2015-04-14	2015-04-14 08:13	8 km	96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2009 M8.1M8.1

1917 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.8M7.8

1981 M7.7M7.7

1977 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

1995 M7.4M7.4

1987 M7.3M7.3

1984 M7.2M7.2

2000 M7.2M7.2

1957 M7.1M7.1

1978 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2015-03-30	2015-03-30 08:18	15 km	110 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 2015-03-30	2015-03-30 07:56	10 km	98 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 2014-10-28	2014-10-28 03:15	8 km	119 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.2 2014-07-19	2014-07-19 12:27	227 km	71 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.7 2014-06-29	2014-06-29 17:15	18 km	201 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
M6.4 2014-06-29	2014-06-29 15:52	9 km	193 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
M6.1 2014-01-21	2014-01-21 01:29	6 km	130 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 2013-08-01	2013-08-01 20:01	32 km	84 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 2011-12-26	2011-12-26 04:48	90 km	27 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 2011-09-22	2011-09-22 23:07	10 km	172 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.