A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 152 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga (94 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 22:02:40 / December 19, 2024 @ 10:02 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 22:02:40 / 10:02 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phjd. Id of event: us6000phjd. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -172.5949 West, latitude -18.2607 South, depth = 10 km.
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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 152 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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