A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 138.29 km (86 miles). 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 13:30:18 / 1:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -174.6115° West, -18.9465° South, depth 138.29 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/07/16 / 2016-07-01 00:30:18 / July 1, 2016 @ 12:30 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005yza. Id of event: us10005yza.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu. Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 73 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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