A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/01/18 / 2018-01-22 00:23:45 / January 22, 2018 @ 12:23 am. Exact location of earthquake, -174.2023° West, -15.8773° South, depth 117.2 km. The temblor was reported at 12:23:45 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000cea2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000cea2. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.2 km (73 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (28 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-six 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 49 km W of Hihifo, Tonga.
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