* 6.0 AND GREATER EARTHQUAKES ARE REPORTED ON THIS SITE
AND ALL EARTHQUAKE STATS PERTAIN ONLY TO 6.0 AND GREATER MAGNITUDE
QUAKES.
Map: CSEM-EMSC
A major 6.3
magnitude earthquake hit the Tonga Islands on May 24, 2015, at 14:39:01
UTC, at a depth of 35 km, reported Geoscience Australia (not finalized).
436 major to great (6.0+)
earthquakes hit various places over the last 825 days. Among these were 54 7.0+ and 4 8.0+ magnitude quakes. (Sources: CSEM-EMSC, Geoscience Australia, USGS, Pacific
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