A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 213.95 km (133 miles). Exact location of event, depth 213.95 km, -174.8247° West, -18.2947° South. Id of earthquake: us100048l4. Event ids that are associated: us100048l4. Global time and date of event 21/12/15 / 2015-12-21 12:37:13 / December 21, 2015 @ 12:37 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:37:13 / 12:37 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu. The epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. 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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 97 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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