A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -173.0886° West, -16.0897° South, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 23/10/15 / 2015-10-23 17:31:22 / October 23, 2015 @ 5:31 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000406s. Unique identifier: us2000406s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:31:22 / 5:31 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 72 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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