A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Friday. Id of earthquake: us7000nrkp. Event ids that are associated: us7000nrkp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 115.586 km (72 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -174.3071° West, -16.0767° South, depth 115.586 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/10/24 / 2024-10-25 18:18:20 / October 25, 2024 @ 6:18 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 18:18:20 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 56 km (35 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-six 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 earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 56 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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