A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 268 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (167 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:16:36 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000nsgb. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nsgb. Exact location of event, longitude -176.2747 West, latitude -16.3513 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly 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). Global time and date of event 30/10/24 / 2024-10-30 13:16:36 / October 30, 2024 @ 1:16 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve 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.
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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. 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: 268 km W of Hihifo, Tonga.
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