A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 124 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (77 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:27:30 / 2:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.8663 West, latitude -15.6495 South, depth = 277.54 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gbgl. Id of event: us1000gbgl. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/08/18 / 2018-08-13 02:27:30 / August 13, 2018 @ 2:27 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 277.54 km (172 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel anything?
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: 124 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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