A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us200059z4. Unique identifier: us200059z4. The temblor was picked up at 12:17:37 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -174.0436° West, -16.3877° South, depth 94.29 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 94.29 km (59 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/03/16 / 2016-03-11 00:17:37 / March 11, 2016 @ 12:17 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 57 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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