A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20003gde. Event ids that are associated: us20003gde. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:16:37 / 9:16 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/15 / 2015-08-19 21:16:37 / August 19, 2015 @ 9:16 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -173.1492° West, -16.3533° South, depth 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 78 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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