A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Kolonga in Tonga on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -174.2069° West, -20.7543° South. 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 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/24 / 2024-08-14 15:48:00 / August 14, 2024 @ 3:48 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nq2l. Id of event: us6000nq2l. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:48:00 / 3:48 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was ‘Ohonua. Earthquake epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from ‘Ohonua (c. 1 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 98 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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