A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Tuesday. Event id: us1000az4p. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000az4p. The temblor was reported at 04:30:30 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 16:30:30 / October 31, 2017 @ 4:30 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -173.1138° West, -15.7429° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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