A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Friday. 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 10 km (6 miles). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:53:31 / 10:53 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us70005g6k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005g6k. Global time and date of event 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 22:53:31 / September 13, 2019 @ 10:53 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.1631 West, latitude -15.3761 South, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 89 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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