A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of event, depth 105.676 km, -173.9916° West, -15.8708° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/07/24 / 2024-07-05 18:20:27 / July 5, 2024 @ 6:20 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 105.676 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:20:27 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mytp. Unique identifier: us7000mytp.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Event epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 22 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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