A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 165 km E of `Ohonua, Tonga (103 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.354 West, latitude -21.391 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 26/03/19 / 2019-03-26 21:54:05 / March 26, 2019 @ 9:54 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jm1p. Id of event: us1000jm1p. The temblor was picked up at 09:54:05 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter).
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 nineteen 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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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: 165 km E of `Ohonua, Tonga.
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