A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 458 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga (285 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:22:00 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a72i. Id of event: us6000a72i. Exact location of event, longitude -179.5267 West, latitude -22.0777 South, depth = 576.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 576.5 km (358 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 07:22:00 / June 6, 2020 @ 7:22 am. 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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 458 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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