A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 102 kilometers (63 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. The temblor was detected at 17:57:19 / 5:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 138.24 km (86 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000g681. Event ids that are associated: us1000g681. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -174.9482° West, -18.7242° South, depth 138.24 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/08/18 / 2018-08-10 05:57:19 / August 10, 2018 @ 5:57 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 102 km (63 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 102 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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