A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 148 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga (92 miles) on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us2000j8cc. Event ids that are associated: us2000j8cc. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/01/19 / 2019-01-08 14:14:50 / January 8, 2019 @ 2:14 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -174.7662° West, -17.5406° South. The temblor was picked up at 02:14:50 / 2:14 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 148 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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