A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (121 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nv9l. Id of event: us7000nv9l. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 379.97 km (236 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/24 / 2024-12-01 11:40:07 / December 1, 2024 @ 11:40 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 379.97 km, -176.9289° West, -20.3066° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:40:07 / 11:40 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 194 km WNW of Houma, Tonga.
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