A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 171 km E of Hihifo, Tonga (106 miles) on Sunday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:27:01 / 8:27 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000nqz1. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nqz1. Exact location of earthquake, -172.1996° West, -16.0484° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 10/11/24 / 2024-11-10 08:27:01 / November 10, 2024 @ 8:27 am UTC/GMT.

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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 171 km E of Hihifo, Tonga.

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