A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 210 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga (130 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.27 km (24 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -172.1121 West, latitude -17.9985 South, depth = 38.27 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/01/17 / 2017-01-01 03:46:35 / January 1, 2017 @ 3:46 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:46:35 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007u3k. Id of event: us10007u3k. 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 210 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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