A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, -174.1472° West, -16.3992° South, depth 59.9 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:03:21 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/18 / 2018-10-30 00:03:21 / October 30, 2018 @ 12:03 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.9 km (37 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000i7ji. Event ids that are associated: us2000i7ji.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 65 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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