A earthquake magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) strikes 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Fangale’ounga in Tonga on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, -174.8692° West, -19.3769° South, depth 112.235 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.235 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 26/05/24 / 2024-05-26 20:47:09 / May 26, 2024 @ 8:47 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000n158. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt24147000, at00se41qg, us6000n158. The temblor was reported at 20:47:09 / 8:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Fangale’ounga in Tonga (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 123 km (77 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu, Pangai (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eight 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 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: 70 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga.
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