A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 143 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga (89 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/07/24 / 2024-07-15 17:40:18 / July 15, 2024 @ 5:40 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mzel, pt24197000. Unique identifier: us7000mzel. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.4985 West, latitude -16.2694 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:40:18 / 5:40 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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