A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 94 kilometers (58 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, -173.1591° West, -18.9802° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nx0s. Id of event: us6000nx0s. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:51:17 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/10/24 / 2024-10-07 05:51:17 / October 7, 2024 @ 5:51 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 94 km (59 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen 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: 94 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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