A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Id of earthquake: us7000pblu. Event ids that are associated: us7000pblu. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.881 km (19 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:56:45 / 3:56 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -172.9927° West, latitude -16.0778° South, depth = 30.881 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/01/25 / 2025-01-28 15:56:45 / January 28, 2025 @ 3:56 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 87 km E of Hihifo, Tonga.
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