A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga (103 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:43:07 / 12:43 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.74 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -172.5586 West, latitude -16.9028 South, depth = 92.74 km. Unique identifier: us1000gdmg. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000gdmg. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 00:43:07 / August 20, 2018 @ 12:43 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 165 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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