A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:59:12 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000n0au. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n0au. 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 159.746 km (99 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/07/24 / 2024-07-10 08:59:12 / July 10, 2024 @ 8:59 am. Exact location of earthquake, -174.8599° West, -18.6486° South, depth 159.746 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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