A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 01:19:14 / 1:19 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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: 03/05/18 / 2018-05-03 13:19:14 / May 3, 2018 @ 1:19 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000dwn0. Event ids that are associated: us1000dwn0. Exact location of event, longitude -173.2393 West, latitude -15.4711 South, depth = 10 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Event epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 76 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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