A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 123 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (76 miles). Unique identifier: us10007eaz. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007eaz. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/11/16 / 2016-11-24 23:11:46 / November 24, 2016 @ 11:11 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:11:46 / 11:11 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 55.85 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 55.85 km, -174.7359° West, -15.3737° South.
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 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 123 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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