A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 223 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (139 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude -175.8266 West, latitude -16.1228 South, depth = 372.26 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:56:17 / 7:56 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 372.26 km (231 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 07/08/18 / 2018-08-07 07:56:17 / August 7, 2018 @ 7:56 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us1000g6e2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g6e2.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 223 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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