A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 163 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (101 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 292.72 km (182 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.272 West, latitude -15.8075 South, depth = 292.72 km. Unique identifier: us1000drzh. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000drzh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:23:55 / 7:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/04/18 / 2018-04-19 19:23:55 / April 19, 2018 @ 7:23 pm UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 163 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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