A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 212 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga (132 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 21:31:23 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/20 / 2020-01-01 08:31:23 / January 1, 2020 @ 8:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.388° West, -17.3521° South. Unique identifier: us70006t3c. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006t3c.
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-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 212 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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