A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. The temblor was detected at 17:03:10 / 5:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70004djh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004djh. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -173.8234° West, -18.4835° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 04:03:10 / July 7, 2019 @ 4:03 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 25 km (16 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 24 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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