A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 104 kilometers (65 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:59:16 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -174.559° West, -15.423° South, depth 10.44 km. Global time and date of event 22/04/18 / 2018-04-22 16:59:16 / April 22, 2018 @ 4:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.44 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000dqc2. Event ids that are associated: us1000dqc2.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 101 km (63 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 104 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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