A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 118 km N of Hihifo, Tonga (73 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -173.5909 West, latitude -14.8897 South, depth = 31.26 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31.26 km (19 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:08:29 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/06/18 / 2018-06-14 21:08:29 / June 14, 2018 @ 9:08 pm. Unique identifier: us1000ewm1. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ewm1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 118 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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