A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 101 kilometers (63 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:16:57 / 8:16 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000j4fa. Event ids that are associated: us2000j4fa. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/01/19 / 2019-01-16 08:16:57 / January 16, 2019 @ 8:16 am. Exact location of earthquake, -173.3192° West, -15.1353° South, depth 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo.
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 one and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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