A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000572v. Id of event: us6000572v. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.8281 West, latitude -18.4764 South, depth = 150.74 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:47:28 / 6:47 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 150.74 km (94 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/08/19 / 2019-08-19 18:47:28 / August 19, 2019 @ 6:47 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu. Epicenter of the event was 91 km (57 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, 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. 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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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: 91 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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