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M7.2 earthquake, Tonga, 2023-06-15

MagnitudeM7.2mww

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Depth179 km

Time (UTC)2023-06-15 18:06

Rank in 20237 / 147among M6+

Rank since 1900998 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

274 km SW of Houma, Tonga · -22.99, -177.11

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

None

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1975 M7.8M7.8

1997 M7.8M7.8

2002 M7.7M7.7

1963 M7.6M7.6

2009 M7.6M7.6

1996 M7.4M7.4

2013 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1944 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.3M7.3

1967 M7.2M7.2

1960 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2022-03-19	2022-03-19 21:24	21 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.1 2021-07-02	2021-07-02 20:14	600 km	Fiji region
M6.5 2021-04-25	2021-04-25 22:28	246 km	207 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.0 2021-04-01	2021-04-01 15:11	595 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2020-07-21	2020-07-21 20:56	605 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2020-06-03	2020-06-03 09:31	70 km	south of the Fiji Islands
M6.0 2020-05-28	2020-05-28 07:18	10 km	111 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
M6.5 2019-11-08	2019-11-08 10:44	577 km	Fiji region
M6.0 2019-05-30	2019-05-30 15:38	178 km	132 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
M6.0 2019-04-23	2019-04-23 14:20	386 km	south of the Fiji Islands

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.