A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000jdmp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jdmp. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 126.71 km (79 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:50:56 / 3:50 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 21/01/19 / 2019-01-21 14:50:56 / January 21, 2019 @ 2:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -174.614 West, latitude -18.6608 South, depth = 126.71 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 66 km W of Neiafu, Tonga.
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