A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:31:55 / 7:31 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 07:31:55 / May 27, 2024 @ 7:31 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.731 km (49 miles). Event id: us6000n18g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n18g. Exact location of earthquake, -173.9618° West, -15.7485° South, depth 78.731 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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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: 28 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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