A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/07/16 / 2016-07-06 06:08:24 / July 6, 2016 @ 6:08 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:08:24 / 6:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -173.4788° West, latitude -18.666° South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us1000616a. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000616a. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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