A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 152 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga (94 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/12/15 / 2015-12-08 12:55:52 / December 8, 2015 @ 12:55 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 247.35 km (154 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000454t. Id of event: us1000454t. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.924 West, latitude -15.1686 South, depth = 247.35 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:55:52 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 152 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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