A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 114 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (71 miles) on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009z0m. Id of event: us20009z0m. The temblor was reported at 02:31:18 / 2:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -174.7518° West, -15.6002° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/17 / 2017-07-17 14:31:18 / July 17, 2017 @ 2:31 pm.
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-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 114 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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