A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:42:53 / 7:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 180.994 km (112 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.3183 West, latitude -15.7357 South, depth = 180.994 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000nvu1. Event ids that are associated: us7000nvu1. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/12/24 / 2024-12-04 07:42:53 / December 4, 2024 @ 7:42 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
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 thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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