A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 122 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga (76 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/11/18 / 2018-11-12 17:53:48 / November 12, 2018 @ 5:53 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hqvr. Unique identifier: us1000hqvr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 255.92 km (159 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:53:48 / 5:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -175.0445° West, latitude -18.2145° South, depth = 255.92 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 122 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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