A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 176 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga (109 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tiz. Id of event: us10007tiz. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/01/17 / 2017-01-16 15:02:04 / January 16, 2017 @ 3:02 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -174.8914 West, latitude -17.1073 South, depth = 248.98 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 248.98 km (155 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:02:04 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 176 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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