A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 137 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga (85 miles). Id of earthquake: us10006dbj. Event ids that are associated: us10006dbj. Exact location of event, depth 141.1 km, -174.6514° West, -16.8367° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 141.1 km (88 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:45:23 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/08/16 / 2016-08-10 01:45:23 / August 10, 2016 @ 1:45 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 137 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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