A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 268 km NW of Houma, Tonga (167 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 10:00:42 / December 30, 2024 @ 10:00 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000pggy. Event ids that are associated: us6000pggy. Exact location of event, longitude -177.44 West, latitude -19.8261 South, depth = 437.329 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 437.329 km (272 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 10:00:42 / 10:00 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 268 km NW of Houma, Tonga.
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