A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 189 km NW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga (117 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.2563 West, latitude -19.74 South, depth = 321.8 km. The temblor was reported at 00:24:40 / 12:24 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 12:24:40 / July 9, 2016 @ 12:24 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20006ewm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006ewm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 321.8 km (200 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 189 km NW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga.
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