A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (65 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:52:31 / 2:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -173.3239° West, latitude -15.092° South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/19 / 2019-12-10 14:52:31 / December 10, 2019 @ 2:52 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us70006rab. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006rab. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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