A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 134 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (83 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -173.1063° West, latitude -20.0987° South, depth = 50.04 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004vd0. Id of event: us60004vd0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.04 km (31 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/07/19 / 2019-07-25 14:13:25 / July 25, 2019 @ 2:13 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 02:13:25 / 2:13 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 134 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga.
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