A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 110 kilometers (68 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. The temblor was reported at 01:08:53 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/07/16 / 2016-07-17 13:08:53 / July 17, 2016 @ 1:08 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.06 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -174.1696° West, latitude -17.6663° South, depth = 79.06 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006fd0. Id of event: us20006fd0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 111 km (69 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 110 km N of Neiafu, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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