A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (70 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.42 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 17:05:40 / December 16, 2017 @ 5:05 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c58t. Id of event: us2000c58t. Exact location of event, longitude -173.1355 West, latitude -15.1127 South, depth = 16.42 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:05:40 / 5:05 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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