A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Unique identifier: us70003a3x. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003a3x. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:06:37 / 2:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -174.7841 West, latitude -18.3013 South, depth = 204.57 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 204.57 km (127 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 02:06:37 / April 22, 2019 @ 2:06 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 92 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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