A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 274 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (170 miles) on Friday. Global time and date of event 19/01/18 / 2018-01-19 17:51:31 / January 19, 2018 @ 5:51 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000cdm6. Event ids that are associated: us1000cdm6. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.3107 West, latitude -16.1477 South, depth = 367.13 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 367.13 km (228 miles). The temblor was reported at 05:51:31 / 5:51 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 274 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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