A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was reported 106 kilometers (66 miles) from `Ohonua in Tonga on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -174.0014° West, -20.9746° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e8t0. Id of event: us1000e8t0. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/05/18 / 2018-05-20 00:42:14 / May 20, 2018 @ 12:42 am. The temblor was picked up at 12:42:14 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from ‘Ohonua (c. 1 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was ‘Ohonua (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 106 km ENE of `Ohonua, Tonga.
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