A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Id of earthquake: us6000pi6x. Event ids that are associated: us6000pi6x. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -174.0755° West, -18.9272° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:59:17 / 1:59 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/12/24 / 2024-12-24 13:59:17 / December 24, 2024 @ 1:59 pm.
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 32 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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