A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga (79 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/09/16 / 2016-09-12 23:34:46 / September 12, 2016 @ 11:34 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006qvv. Id of event: us10006qvv. Exact location of earthquake, -173.1416° West, -19.7036° South, depth 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:34:46 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 127 km E of Pangai, Tonga.
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