A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 83.22 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 06:33:51 / 6:33 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000g24x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g24x. Exact location of event, longitude -174.831 West, latitude -18.4895 South, depth = 83.22 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/08/18 / 2018-08-02 18:33:51 / August 2, 2018 @ 6:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). 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. 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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 91 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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