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GLIDE Record
Event: EQ Earthquake Number: 2006-000055 Country: TON Tonga Location: Date (YMD): 2006-5-3 Time: 15:26:00 GMT Duration: Magnitude: 8 Information Source: Joint Research Centre Comments: An Earthquake occurred in Tonga islands, 160km from the city of Nuku'alofa. A Tsunami could occurr since the water depth at the location is 1394 m. The closer large island is New Zealand, predicted to be reached at about 6:00 PM GMT, corresponding to 3.00 AM local time. Report on the event: GDACS Report Aproximate Location::   THIS DISASTER ON THE INTERNET:	Useful Links: Back to Search results New Search Statistics Charts Tabular Reports Related Records: Same Event in other Countries: FL-2005-000020-COL Flood,Colombia: Flooding and landslides in the northeastern Departments of Santander and Norte de Santander. Also affected, though to a minor extent, is the Department of Tolima.