A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -173.7978° West, latitude -18.1058° South, depth = 35 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:52:17 / 11:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/01/18 / 2018-01-17 11:52:17 / January 17, 2018 @ 11:52 am. Unique identifier: us2000crdv. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000crdv.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 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: 63 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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