A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 244 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (152 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 21:55:49 / 9:55 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 09:55:49 / December 17, 2016 @ 9:55 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007ppx. Unique identifier: us10007ppx. Exact location, longitude -176.0319° West, latitude -16.0432° South, depth = 356.02 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 356.02 km (221 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 244 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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