A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:42:09 / 11:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -173.9583° West, latitude -16.126° South, depth = 117.45 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt17342003, us2000c286. Id of event: us2000c286. Global time and date of event 08/12/17 / 2017-12-08 23:42:09 / December 8, 2017 @ 11:42 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 117.45 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 26 km (16 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 29 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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