A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga (90 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000eg0x. Id of event: us1000eg0x. Exact location of event, longitude -175.9306 West, latitude -22.3254 South, depth = 106.65 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106.65 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 31/05/18 / 2018-05-31 22:51:17 / May 31, 2018 @ 10:51 pm. The temblor was detected at 10:51:17 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 145 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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