A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (71 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 00:40:14 / 12:40 am (local time epicenter). 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). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000kaqw. Unique identifier: us2000kaqw. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.047 West, latitude -15.1738 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/19 / 2019-04-05 12:40:14 / April 5, 2019 @ 12:40 pm.
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 three and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 114 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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