A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 278 km S of `Ohonua, Tonga (173 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:28:40 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 21/07/16 / 2016-07-21 16:28:40 / July 21, 2016 @ 4:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -174.8442 West, latitude -23.8493 South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20006ggf. Unique identifier: us20006ggf.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. 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: 278 km S of `Ohonua, Tonga.
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