A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 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). The temblor was reported at 00:31:12 / 12:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -173.9599 West, latitude -20.116 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 05/11/24 / 2024-11-05 00:31:12 / November 5, 2024 @ 12:31 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us7000npz0. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000npz0.
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 53 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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