A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 158 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (98 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/10/17 / 2017-10-02 23:44:05 / October 2, 2017 @ 11:44 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b3l0. Id of event: us2000b3l0. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:44:05 / 11:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -175.1321 West, latitude -15.4518 South, depth = 255.5 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 255.5 km (159 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 158 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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