A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/10/16 / 2016-10-04 00:18:31 / October 4, 2016 @ 12:18 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:18:31 / 12:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -173.5551° West, -18.6057° South, depth 123.94 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.94 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dq9. Id of event: us20007dq9.
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu. Event epicenter was 45 km (28 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 45 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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