A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The temblor was reported at 07:22:28 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.75 km (24 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/08/15 / 2015-08-29 19:22:28 / August 29, 2015 @ 7:22 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -173.495° West, -16.6284° South, depth 38.75 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us20003htv. Unique identifier: us20003htv.
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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