A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:03:38 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000p0l5. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0l5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/24 / 2024-12-21 12:03:38 / December 21, 2024 @ 12:03 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 74.302 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -173.6333° West, -15.4424° South, depth 74.302 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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