A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga (68 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/02/19 / 2019-02-05 18:14:15 / February 5, 2019 @ 6:14 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 206.02 km (128 miles). Exact location of event, depth 206.02 km, -174.7112° West, -16.2959° South. The temblor was picked up at 06:14:15 / 6:14 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000jnah. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jnah.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 109 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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