A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Havelu in Tonga. Exact location, longitude -175.7968° West, latitude -21.238° South, depth = 149.22 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/09/15 / 2015-09-26 14:24:19 / September 26, 2015 @ 2:24 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 02:24:19 / 2:24 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003pbx. Unique identifier: us20003pbx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 149.22 km (93 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was ‘Ohonua, Nuku‘alofa. Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Nuku‘alofa (c. 22 400 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from ‘Ohonua (c. 1 200 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 61 km W of Havelu, Tonga.
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