A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000my1i. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000my1i. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/07/24 / 2024-07-09 15:28:30 / July 9, 2024 @ 3:28 pm. The temblor was reported at 15:28:30 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.967 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -174.3085 West, latitude -20.4215 South, depth = 6.967 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 67 km S of Pangai, Tonga.
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