A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Id of earthquake: us1000bw3n. Event ids that are associated: us1000bw3n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/12/17 / 2017-12-25 17:23:45 / December 25, 2017 @ 5:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.0477 West, latitude -15.6626 South, depth = 124.26 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 124.26 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:23:45 / 5:23 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 42 km (26 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 nine and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 45 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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