A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 248 km NW of Houma, Tonga (154 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:10:07 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000p0cs. Event ids that are associated: us7000p0cs. Exact location of earthquake, -176.9781° West, -19.5729° South, depth 380.031 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/24 / 2024-12-09 00:10:07 / December 9, 2024 @ 12:10 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 380.031 km (236 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-one 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 248 km NW of Houma, Tonga.
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