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Terremoto Tonga, violentissima scossa di magnitudo 6.9 a Tafahi. Ecco qui i dettagli

2022-12-06T01:03+0100ilmeteo (it)

Scossa di terremoto registrata a Tafahi ( Tonga ) Il 04 Dicembre 2022 ore 20:24 è stata registrata una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 6.9 e profondità 33 km a Tafahi (Tonga). Leggi qui per approfondire. Secondo la scala Richter, un evento sismico di magnitudo 6.

Quakes continue off Samoa after 6.7 jolt

2022-12-06T00:18+0100rnzi (en)

More earthquakes have struck following the large tremor south of Samoa on Monday. The 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck about 8.30am Monday in Samoa/7.30am Sunday in American Samoa, prompting the Samoan government to urge everyone living on low-lying coastal areas to stay away from beach areas.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS

2022-12-05T21:17+0100wn (en)

Dec 6 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (This story has been refiled to fix the typo in the lede.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the Un... 45m ago

2022-12-05T18:37+0100wsau (en)

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; editing by....

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the Un... 31m ago

2022-12-05T18:26+0100whbl (en)

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; editing by....

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS Reuters |Updated 25 minutes ago |1 min read (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said.

2022-12-05T18:22+0100thechronicleherald (en)

(Fixes typo in lede) (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the Un... 30m ago

2022-12-05T18:22+0100kelo (en)

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; editing by....

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS 27m ago

2022-12-05T18:20+0100wkzo (en)

(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; editing by....

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga: Report

2022-12-05T18:07+0100HindustanTimes (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said.

Magnitude 5.7 Earthquake Strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS

2022-12-05T17:59+0100usnews (en)

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck in the sea about 108 kilometres (67 miles) northeasteast of Hihifo, Tonga on Tuesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 35 km, the USGS said. (Reporting by Anirudh Saligrama in Bengaluru; editing....

American Samoa tsunami warning lifted after 6.7 quake

2022-12-05T17:32+0100today-az (en)

By Trend A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday, The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.4 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.

American Samoa tsunami warning lifted after 6.7 quake

2022-12-05T17:23+0100azernews (en)

By Trend A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday, reports citing The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.

Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, 297 km southwest of Apia, Tuamasaga, Samoa, on Tuesday, Dec 6, 2022 at 3:21 am (GMT +13)

2022-12-05T16:30+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga . According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022, at 3:21 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 170 km.

Moderate yet deep 5.5 quake hits near Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga

2022-12-05T15:52+0100volcanodiscovery (en)

An intermediate to deep magnitude 5.5 earthquake was reported early morning near Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga . According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Tuesday, December 6th, 2022, at 3:21 am local time at an intermediate to considerable depth of 170 km.

Terremoto Tonga, violenta scossa di magnitudo 6.9 a Tafahi

2022-12-05T10:00+0100newsonline (it)

La scossa è stata violentissima. Terremoto Tonga , violenta scossa di magnitudo 6.9 a Tafahi Domenica 4 dicembre 2022, alle ore 20:24, ora italiana, è stata registrata una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 6.9 e profondità 33 km a Tafahi , Tonga. ... ...

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Tonga Islands, Pacific Ocean

2022-12-05T09:48+0100Sana-en (en)

Nuku’alofa, SANA- An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred 108 km from the Hihifo area at a depth of 36 km under the sea, as tsunami warnings were issued for areas facing the islands . Last month, a 7.

La voce del terremoto: ecco il boato provocato dal potente sisma di magnitudo 6.7

2022-12-05T07:34+0100rainews (it)

Nessuno lampadario che oscilla, queste immagini, che immortalano parte di un salone, sono state girate all'interno di un edificio residenziale nel villaggio di Mapusaga e catturano il suono del tremore causato dal terremoto di magnitudo 6,7 che ha colpito le Samoa americane e Tonga .

American Samoa tsunami warning lifted after 6.7 quake

2022-12-05T05:06+0100trendnews-az (en)

A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday, reports citing The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.

Samoa tsunami warning lifted after quake

2022-12-05T04:58+0100portstephensexaminer (en)

A tsunami warning for American Samoa has been lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga . The earthquake struck on Sunday under the ocean about 270km south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36km, according to the United States Geological Survey.

American Samoa tsunami warning lifted after 6.7 quake

2022-12-05T03:12+0100wn (en)

Dec 4 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday. The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.

Samoa tsunami warning lifted after quake

2022-12-05T01:24+0100maitlandmercury (en)

A tsunami warning for American Samoa has been lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga . The earthquake struck on Sunday under the ocean about 270km south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36km, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

2022-12-05T01:22+0100theherald-au (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about south-west of Samoa and American Samoa, and north-west of Hihifo, Tonga , the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued and quickly withdrawn for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said.

Samoa tsunami warning lifted after quake

2022-12-05T01:20+0100illawarramercury (en)

A tsunami warning for American Samoa has been lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga . The earthquake struck on Sunday under the ocean about 270km south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36km, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory cancelled for American Samoa

2022-12-05T01:11+0100watoday (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about south-west of Samoa and American Samoa, and north-west of Hihifo, Tonga , the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued and quickly withdrawn for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said.

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes under the ocean between American Samoa, Tonga

2022-12-05T00:52+0100gmanews (en)

A tsunami warning for American Samoa was lifted after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck between American Samoa and Tonga on Sunday. The earthquake struck under the ocean about 269.2 km (167.3 miles) south-southwest of Tafuna in American Samoa at a depth of 36 km (22.4 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey.

Tsunami watch cancelled following 6.7 quake off Samoa

2022-12-05T00:35+0100rnzi (en)

A tsunami watch has been cancelled for Samoan low-lying coastal areas after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck. The earthquake struck about 8.30am Monday in Samoa/7.30am Sunday in American Samoa, prompting the Samoan government to urge everyone living on low-lying coastal areas to stay away from beach areas.

Vigilance orageuse, séismes dans la région, masque, accidents...

2022-12-05T00:03+0100francetvinfo (fr)

Foot : les Bleus en quart du mondial face à l'Angleterre La France qualifiée pour les quarts de finale dans le Mondial de foot au Qatar. Les Bleus ont battu la Pologne trois buts à un , la nuit dernière pour nous. Un doublé de Kylian M’Bappé et un but historique d’Olivier Giroud, qui devient le meilleur buteur de l’histoire des tricolores.

Vigilance orageuse, séismes dans la région, masque, accidents, politique : l’actu à la 1 du lundi 5 décembre 2022

2022-12-04T23:27+0100la1ere (fr)

Foot : les Bleus en quart du mondial face à l'Angleterre La France qualifiée pour les quarts de finale dans le Mondial de foot au Qatar. Les Bleus ont battu la Pologne trois buts à un , la nuit dernière pour nous. Un doublé de Kylian M’Bappé et un but historique d’Olivier Giroud, qui devient le meilleur buteur de l’histoire des tricolores.

Strong earthquake strikes south of Samoa

2022-12-04T22:01+0100radionz (en)

The quake was north of Hihifo, Tonga , and south of Apia, Samoa. Photo: USGS. An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea south of Samoa. The USGS put the centre of the quake at 108km north Hihifo, Tonga, and south of Apia. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake....

Strong earthquake strikes south of Samoa

2022-12-04T21:49+0100rnz-co-nz (en)

The quake was north of Hihifo, Tonga , and south of Apia, Samoa. Photo: USGS. An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea south of Samoa. The USGS put the centre of the quake at 108km north Hihifo, Tonga, and south of Apia. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake....

Terremoto Tonga, scossa di magnitudo 6.9 a Hihifo, tutti i dettagli

2022-12-04T21:40+01003bmeteo (it)

Scossa di terremoto a Hihifo, Tonga . Una scossa di terremoto di magnitudo 6.9, si è verificata alle ore 08:35 (ore 20:35 in Italia) con epicentro nei pressi di Hihifo, Tonga. La profondità stimata è stata di circa 33 Km . Potete monitorare tutte le scosse in Italia e le principali nel mondo nella....

Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory issued for American Samoa

2022-12-04T21:16+0100theage (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Hihifo, Tonga , the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said. The quake was at a depth of 36 km, the USGS said.

Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory issued for American Samoa

2022-12-04T21:13+0100brisbanetimes (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Hihifo, Tonga , the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said. The quake was at a depth of 36 km, the USGS said.

Earthquake strikes off Tonga, tsunami advisory issued for American Samoa

2022-12-04T21:10+0100smh (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck in the sea about 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Hihifo, Tonga , the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. A tsunami advisory was issued for American Samoa and the earthquake could soon impact nearby coasts, Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said. The quake was at a depth of 36 km, the USGS said.

Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts

2022-12-04T17:55+0100tellerreport (en)

2022-12-04T16:53:58.878Z. Authorities have advised people to avoid the area the ash cloud is heading towards Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted on Sunday, spitting out a colossal cloud of ash that sent residents of villages on its side fleeing, a year to the day after another eruption that killed dozens.

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