A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/07/24 / 2024-07-23 17:31:53 / July 23, 2024 @ 5:31 pm. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:31:53 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.264 km (8 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -174.1982° West, -18.9642° South, depth 13.264 km. Event id: us6000neyh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000neyh.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Event epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai, Neiafu (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 41 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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