A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (74 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 32.29 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/11/17 / 2017-11-04 13:00:20 / November 4, 2017 @ 1:00 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bn99. Id of event: us2000bn99. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:00:20 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -173.2131° West, -15.005° South, depth 32.29 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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