A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 255 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga (158 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/17 / 2017-12-29 17:18:47 / December 29, 2017 @ 5:18 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 346.84 km (216 miles). Unique identifier: us1000bxrb. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000bxrb. Exact location of earthquake, -176.0883° West, -16.4233° South, depth 346.84 km. The temblor was reported at 05:18:47 / 5:18 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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