A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000piwi. Id of event: us6000piwi. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 107.173 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 08:11:46 / December 28, 2024 @ 8:11 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.1242 West, latitude -16.4814 South, depth = 107.173 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:11:46 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 68 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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