A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Sunday. Exact location, longitude -173.2207° West, latitude -15.2453° South, depth = 35.31 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:55:16 / 6:55 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35.31 km (22 miles). Event id: us2000c2ne. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c2ne. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/12/17 / 2017-12-10 18:55:16 / December 10, 2017 @ 6:55 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 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 five and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 96 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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