A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 218 km NW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga (135 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -176.5992° West, -19.6657° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:06:25 / 3:06 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/15 / 2015-08-27 15:06:25 / August 27, 2015 @ 3:06 pm. Event id: us100035bs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100035bs.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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