A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 08:54:05 / 8:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 190.5 km (118 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005i12. Id of event: us70005i12. Exact location of event, longitude -174.705 West, latitude -18.1197 South, depth = 190.5 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/09/19 / 2019-09-18 20:54:05 / September 18, 2019 @ 8:54 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 96 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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