A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, -174.4215° West, -17.942° South, depth 64.31 km. Unique identifier: us1000enw1. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000enw1. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:53:58 / 4:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/06/18 / 2018-06-12 04:53:58 / June 12, 2018 @ 4:53 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 64.31 km (40 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (57 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 91 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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