A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (92 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 125.86 km (78 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10004966. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004966. The temblor was picked up at 10:28:32 / 10:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/15 / 2015-12-23 22:28:32 / December 23, 2015 @ 10:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -174.0988° West, -17.2479° South, depth 125.86 km.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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