A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Friday. Unique identifier: us10005fnq. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005fnq. The epicenter was at a depth of 35.28 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:29:17 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -175.1415° West, -20.0307° South, depth 35.28 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/05/16 / 2016-05-07 04:29:17 / May 7, 2016 @ 4:29 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 86 km WSW of Pangai, Tonga.
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