A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -173.4416 West, latitude -19.1604 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us60009a72. Ids that are associated to the event: us60009a72. 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). Global time and date of event 22/04/20 / 2020-04-22 23:19:33 / April 22, 2020 @ 11:19 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:19:33 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 80 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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