A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (62 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -173.283° West, -15.1605° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/04/18 / 2018-04-16 13:25:59 / April 16, 2018 @ 1:25 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dpb0. Unique identifier: us1000dpb0. 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 35 km (22 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:25:59 / 1:25 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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