A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.4717 West, latitude -16.275 South, depth = 37.49 km. Event id: us60005mvk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60005mvk. The temblor was reported at 03:22:29 / 3:22 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/19 / 2019-09-16 15:22:29 / September 16, 2019 @ 3:22 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.49 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Epicenter of the event was 50 km (31 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 46 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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