A earthquake with magnitude 6.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 187 km E of Fangale’ounga, Tonga (116 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Fangale’ounga in Tonga (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.54° West, -19.672° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 20:05:34 / October 1, 2024 @ 8:05 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt24275001. Id of event: pt24275001. The 6.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:05:34 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter).

Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 135 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 187 km E of Fangale’ounga, Tonga.

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