A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The epicenter was at a depth of 66.63 km (41 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:42:07 / 9:42 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us20006ewh. Event ids that are associated: us20006ewh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.8746 West, latitude -15.337 South, depth = 66.63 km. Global time and date of event 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 21:42:07 / July 9, 2016 @ 9:42 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 69 km N of Hihifo, Tonga.
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