A earthquake magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) strikes 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Fangale’ounga in Tonga on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 157.1 km, -174.511° West, -19.52° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 157.1 km (98 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Fangale’ounga in Tonga (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 6.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:47:12 / 8:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/05/24 / 2024-05-26 20:47:12 / May 26, 2024 @ 8:47 pm. Id of earthquake: pt24147000. Event ids that are associated: pt24147000.
Event epicenter was 111 km (69 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu, Pangai (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 32 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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