A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 137 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga (85 miles) on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us2000dys6. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000dys6. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/18 / 2018-04-12 09:31:42 / April 12, 2018 @ 9:31 am. Exact location of event, depth 233.14 km, -175.1655° West, -18.1348° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 233.14 km (145 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 21:31:42 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 137 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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