A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (73 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 256.3 km (159 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 07:02:02 / February 2, 2019 @ 7:02 am. The temblor was detected at 19:02:02 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: pt19033051. Ids that are associated to the event: pt19033051. Exact location of earthquake, -174.787° West, -15.59° South, depth 256.3 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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