A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (94 miles) on Sunday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:16:41 / 4:16 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -174.3569° West, -17.1898° South, depth 61.43 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 61.43 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005by8. Unique identifier: us10005by8. Global time and date of event 18/04/16 / 2016-04-18 04:16:41 / April 18, 2016 @ 4:16 am UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 151 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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