A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga (94 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/11/16 / 2016-11-20 23:00:41 / November 20, 2016 @ 11:00 pm. Unique identifier: us10007dpq. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007dpq. The temblor was picked up at 11:00:41 / 11:00 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 271.46 km (169 miles). Exact location, longitude -174.7308° West, latitude -16.9438° South, depth = 271.46 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 151 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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