A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 137 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (85 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us70003aix. Unique identifier: us70003aix. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -173.0654° West, latitude -20.0376° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:52:01 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/04/19 / 2019-04-23 04:52:01 / April 23, 2019 @ 4:52 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. 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 nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 137 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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