A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (69 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 27.4 km (17 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:20:20 / 1:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -173.1418° West, latitude -15.1293° South, depth = 27.4 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000j786. Unique identifier: us2000j786. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/01/19 / 2019-01-22 13:20:20 / January 22, 2019 @ 1:20 pm.
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 fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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