A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 246 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (153 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 09:29:25 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). 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: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 21:29:25 / February 2, 2019 @ 9:29 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000jcig. Unique identifier: us2000jcig. Exact location, longitude -176.0097° West, latitude -15.5368° South, depth = 354.94 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 354.94 km (221 miles).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 246 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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