A earthquake with magnitude 6.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 145 km NW of Pangai, Tonga (90 miles). Event id: us60006adv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006adv. The temblor was picked up at 11:03:27 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/19 / 2019-11-11 23:03:27 / November 11, 2019 @ 11:03 pm. Exact location, longitude -175.3695° West, latitude -18.9038° South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 145 km NW of Pangai, Tonga.
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