A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (74 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:19:51 / 5:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us60006s86. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006s86. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.9327° West, -15.2105° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 17:19:51 / December 16, 2019 @ 5:19 pm.
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 three and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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