A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 216 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga (134 miles). 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: 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 02:29:57 / October 7, 2018 @ 2:29 am. The temblor was reported at 14:29:57 / 2:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.6 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hb3d. Unique identifier: us1000hb3d. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.1231 West, latitude -22.9586 South, depth = 123.6 km.
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 twenty-three 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 quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 216 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga.
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