A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 10:41:35 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.3714 West, latitude -15.3482 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/24 / 2024-06-24 10:41:35 / June 24, 2024 @ 10:41 am. 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: us6000n9ml. Id of event: us6000n9ml.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 91 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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