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M7.2 earthquake, Tonga, 2000-01-08

MagnitudeM7.2mwc

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Depth183 km

Time (UTC)2000-01-08 16:47

Rank in 20009 / 160among M6+

Rank since 1900962 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×63approx.

117 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · -16.93, -174.25

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.3 2000-01-26	2000-01-26 13:26	33 km	147 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1919 M8.1M8.1

2009 M8.1M8.1

1917 M8.0M8.0

1975 M7.8M7.8

1981 M7.7M7.7

1977 M7.6M7.6

2023 M7.6M7.6

2026 M7.5M7.5

1995 M7.4M7.4

1921 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.3M7.3

1987 M7.3M7.3

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 1999-12-07	1999-12-07 21:29	138 km	20 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1999-01-05	1999-01-05 08:32	33 km	18 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.1 1998-11-24	1998-11-24 23:54	223 km	119 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.5 1997-08-29	1997-08-29 06:54	33 km	206 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1997-08-04	1997-08-04 19:21	33 km	193 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.1 1997-08-04	1997-08-04 18:53	33 km	181 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.4 1997-05-27	1997-05-27 08:00	14 km	96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga
M6.0 1997-01-03	1997-01-03 03:58	140 km	82 km NW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.2 1996-12-03	1996-12-03 12:56	33 km	183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.0 1996-11-16	1996-11-16 09:47	33 km	201 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna

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.