1977 Tonga Earthquake
The 1977 Tonga earthquake took place on 23 June at 01:08:33 local time some 200 km southwest of Tongatapu, with shocks affecting all islands of the kingdom of Tonga. The earthquake measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale and had a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
The earthquake caused considerable damage to the infrastructures and some fatalities in most Tongan islands, with the most damage in Tongatapu and ʻEua and the least damage in Ha'apai and Vava'u.
See also
References
- ^ ISC (2017), ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2013), Version 4.0, International Seismological Centre
- ^ PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey, September 4, 2009
- ^ "Earthquakes in Tonga". iisee.kenken.go.jp. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ M. D. Campbell; G. R. McKay; R. L. Williams (1977). "The Tonga earthquake of 23 June, 1977 – some initial observations" (PDF). Bulletin of the New Zealand National Society for Earthquake Engineering. 10 (4): 208–218. doi:10.5459/bnzsee.10.4.208-218.
Further reading
- Kruger-Knuepfer, J. L.; Hamburger, M. W.; Isacks, B. L.; Barazangi, M.; Kelleher, J.; Hade, G. (1986), Evaluation of seismic risk in the Tonga–Fiji–Vanuatu region of the southwest Pacific (PDF), A country report: Tonga
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
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