A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 16:14:14 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.794 West, latitude -19.3189 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/12/20 / 2020-12-02 16:14:14 / December 2, 2020 @ 4:14 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000cn2u. Id of event: us7000cn2u. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 77 km (48 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai, Neiafu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 76 km SSE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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