A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 220 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga (137 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.83 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -171.8637 West, latitude -16.7678 South, depth = 35.83 km. The temblor was detected at 12:29:28 / 12:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20007dur. Event ids that are associated: us20007dur. Global time and date of event 06/10/16 / 2016-10-06 23:29:28 / October 6, 2016 @ 11:29 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 220 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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