A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:37:11 / 12:37 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60006c2c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006c2c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110.32 km (69 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/11/19 / 2019-11-09 00:37:11 / November 9, 2019 @ 12:37 am. Exact location of earthquake, -173.7824° West, -15.4049° South, depth 110.32 km.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 61 km (38 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 nine and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 60 km N of Hihifo, Tonga.
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