A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 125.69 km (78 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/11/18 / 2018-11-09 00:04:21 / November 9, 2018 @ 12:04 am UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:04:21 / 12:04 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -173.3199° West, latitude -16.1193° South, depth = 125.69 km. Unique identifier: us1000hsqh. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hsqh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Event epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 49 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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