A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Thursday. Global time and date of event 22/02/19 / 2019-02-22 03:14:33 / February 22, 2019 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -173.198 West, latitude -15.2355 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 15:14:33 / 3:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jahc. Id of event: us1000jahc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 102 km (64 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 98 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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