A earthquake magnitude 6.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. The temblor was detected at 23:29:08 / 11:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Pangai in Tonga (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 25/08/24 / 2024-08-25 23:29:08 / August 25, 2024 @ 11:29 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106.664 km (66 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -175.0411 West, latitude -19.7545 South, depth = 106.664 km. Id of earthquake: us7000n9dt. Event ids that are associated: pt24238000, at00sisrwj, us7000n9dt.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 72 km W of Pangai, Tonga.
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