A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location, longitude -173.9216° West, latitude -15.2171° South, depth = 87.109 km. The temblor was reported at 01:02:21 / 1:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 87.109 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000nsmh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nsmh. Global time and date of event 31/10/24 / 2024-10-31 01:02:21 / October 31, 2024 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 82 km N of Hihifo, Tonga.
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