A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (70 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/09/17 / 2017-09-25 13:04:41 / September 25, 2017 @ 1:04 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000b0h8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b0h8. The temblor was picked up at 01:04:41 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10.59 km, -173.4046° West, -14.9821° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 10.59 km (7 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-nine 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 113 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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