A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 08:44:38 / 8:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 200.912 km (125 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/24 / 2024-05-01 08:44:38 / May 1, 2024 @ 8:44 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000mx9i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mx9i. Exact location of event, depth 200.912 km, -174.545° West, -15.8599° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 80 km W of Hihifo, Tonga.
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