A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:19:03 / 3:19 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.6 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -173.681 West, latitude -15.6394 South, depth = 101.6 km. Unique identifier: us600055sc. Ids that are associated to the event: us600055sc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/08/19 / 2019-08-16 03:19:03 / August 16, 2019 @ 3:19 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-six 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. 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: 35 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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