A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/01/20 / 2020-01-16 13:17:48 / January 16, 2020 @ 1:17 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:17:48 / 1:17 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us700070xl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700070xl. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -173.3507 West, latitude -15.2125 South, depth = 10 km.
The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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