A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 23:32:06 / 11:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -173.285 West, latitude -15.3064 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008qjj. Id of event: us70008qjj. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/04/20 / 2020-04-07 11:32:06 / April 7, 2020 @ 11:32 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
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 five and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 86 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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