A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 250 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga (155 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000je38. Id of event: us2000je38. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -171.8316 West, latitude -17.256 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 06:25:52 / 6:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/01/19 / 2019-01-22 17:25:52 / January 22, 2019 @ 5:25 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight 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.
Questions or comments?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 250 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2019 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply