A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km E of Hihifo, Tonga (90 miles) on Friday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:32:54 / 1:32 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.3946 West, latitude -15.9112 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ekcz. Id of event: us1000ekcz. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/06/18 / 2018-06-02 00:32:54 / June 2, 2018 @ 12:32 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 145 km E of Hihifo, Tonga.
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