A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 70.24 km, -174.0539° West, -15.3852° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 70.24 km (44 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 13:21:38 / June 12, 2016 @ 1:21 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:21:38 / 1:21 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20006530. Event ids that are associated: us20006530.
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 Hihifo. Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 70 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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