A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 182 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (113 miles). Event id: us70005ctf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005ctf. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:15:40 / 4:15 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 16:15:40 / September 1, 2019 @ 4:15 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -176.0282° West, -19.3791° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 182 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga.
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