A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 140 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga (87 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/10/24 / 2024-10-19 15:28:07 / October 19, 2024 @ 3:28 pm. Exact location of event, longitude -173.5318 West, latitude -17.2026 South, depth = 35 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:28:07 / 3:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nqge. Id of event: us7000nqge. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. 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: 140 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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