A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, -173.2665° West, -18.4695° South, depth 10 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:05:48 / 9:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/05/16 / 2016-05-10 21:05:48 / May 10, 2016 @ 9:05 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005i97. Unique identifier: us10005i97.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu. Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (49 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
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-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 78 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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