A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 179 km SSE of `Ohonua, Tonga (111 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:33:07 / 7:33 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/06/18 / 2018-06-21 19:33:07 / June 21, 2018 @ 7:33 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -174.5118° West, -22.8997° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000exy4. Id of event: us1000exy4. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each 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. 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: 179 km SSE of `Ohonua, Tonga.
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