A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 224.043 km (139 miles). 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: us7000mnii. Id of event: us7000mnii. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 04:30:43 / May 21, 2024 @ 4:30 am UTC/GMT. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:30:43 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 224.043 km, -174.2775° West, -15.9323° South.
Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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