A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 110 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga (68 miles). Unique identifier: us6000pgir. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pgir. The epicenter was at a depth of 88.329 km (55 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -172.8096° West, -15.6525° South, depth 88.329 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 18:50:53 / December 30, 2024 @ 6:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:50:53 / 6:50 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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