A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 99 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (62 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.0949 West, latitude -15.3129 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/06/16 / 2016-06-14 00:05:16 / June 14, 2016 @ 12:05 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us200065np. Event ids that are associated: us200065np. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:05:16 / 12:05 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 99 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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