A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Global time and date of event 17/06/24 / 2024-06-17 11:03:47 / June 17, 2024 @ 11:03 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000n8f4. Event ids that are associated: us6000n8f4. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:03:47 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.3466 West, latitude -16.0884 South, depth = 241.01 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 241.01 km (150 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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