A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 218 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (135 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 04:10:38 / 4:10 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70005ctn. Event ids that are associated: us70005ctn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 16:10:38 / September 1, 2019 @ 4:10 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.3318 West, latitude -19.1828 South, depth = 6.43 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.43 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 218 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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