A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 107 km N of Hihifo, Tonga (66 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 32.68 km (20 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.6493 West, latitude -14.9862 South, depth = 32.68 km. Id of earthquake: us1000g9g3. Event ids that are associated: us1000g9g3. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/08/18 / 2018-08-15 03:14:33 / August 15, 2018 @ 3:14 am. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:14:33 / 3:14 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 107 km N of Hihifo, Tonga.
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