A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 116 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga (72 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/12/17 / 2017-12-24 17:33:36 / December 24, 2017 @ 5:33 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 05:33:36 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000bvpy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bvpy. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.8347 West, latitude -15.3743 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 116 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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