A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/24 / 2024-04-23 22:44:37 / April 23, 2024 @ 10:44 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72.49 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -173.6324° West, latitude -15.8044° South, depth = 72.49 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mv96. Id of event: us6000mv96. The temblor was detected at 22:44:37 / 10:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 24 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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