A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, -173.2936° West, -15.2828° South, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us60006a84. Unique identifier: us60006a84. Global time and date of event 11/11/19 / 2019-11-11 14:37:13 / November 11, 2019 @ 2:37 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 02:37:13 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 88 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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