A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of event, depth 140.332 km, -174.1312° West, -15.9217° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 17:38:48 / June 22, 2024 @ 5:38 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140.332 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 17:38:48 / 5:38 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000mtzk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mtzk.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 36 km (22 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 36 km W of Hihifo, Tonga.
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