A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 137 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (85 miles). Unique identifier: pt17304002. Ids that are associated to the event: pt17304002. The temblor was detected at 16:58:55 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 73.6 km (46 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 04:58:55 / October 31, 2017 @ 4:58 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -172.738° West, -15.181° South, depth 73.6 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 137 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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