A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 122 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga (76 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:43:32 / 5:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -172.6518° West, -15.6469° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 26/06/18 / 2018-06-26 05:43:32 / June 26, 2018 @ 5:43 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000f1yk. Event ids that are associated: us1000f1yk.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 122 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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