A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us6000njn5. Event ids that are associated: us6000njn5. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 22:56:31 / July 27, 2024 @ 10:56 pm. The temblor was picked up at 22:56:31 / 10:56 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.2733 West, latitude -16.6886 South, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 96 km (60 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 95 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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