A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Event id: us6000n0qc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0qc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -174.3649° West, latitude -15.4124° South, depth = 138.058 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 138.058 km (86 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 11:22:15 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/05/24 / 2024-05-18 11:22:15 / May 18, 2024 @ 11:22 am.
Event epicenter was 86 km (53 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).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days nine 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 85 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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