A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Tuesday. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:02:53 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ncxz. Id of event: us7000ncxz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.832 km (51 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -173.434 West, latitude -15.5999 South, depth = 82.832 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/09/24 / 2024-09-10 21:02:53 / September 10, 2024 @ 9:02 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Each 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 two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 55 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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