A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (66 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000h3ts. Event ids that are associated: us1000h3ts. The temblor was picked up at 21:44:45 / 9:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 32.1 km (20 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/09/18 / 2018-09-23 09:44:45 / September 23, 2018 @ 9:44 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -174.2464° West, -16.7853° South, depth 32.1 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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