A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 148 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga (92 miles). Exact location of event, depth 44.01 km, -172.6824° West, -16.8088° South. The temblor was reported at 10:12:23 / 10:12 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.01 km (27 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/06/16 / 2016-06-05 22:12:23 / June 5, 2016 @ 10:12 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200063ju. Id of event: us200063ju. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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: 148 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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