Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 99 km southeast of Hihifo, Tonga - VolcanoDiscovery

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Significant magnitude 5.0 earthquake 99 km southeast of Hihifo, Tonga

Sun, 13 Dec 2020, 14:51

14:51 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

5.0 quake 98 Km SE of Hihifo, Tonga, 14 Dec 3:29 am (GMT +13)

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Hihifo, Niuas, Tonga, was reported only 21 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 8.9 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday 14 December 2020 at 3:29 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Hihifo (pop. 820) located 99 km from the epicenter.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake data:

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Date & time: Sun, 13 Dec 14:29 UTC
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 18.6 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.6201°S / 173.21°W
Primary data source: USGS

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2020-12-13 15:14:06Z