A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 106 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga (66 miles) on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hv9u. Id of event: us1000hv9u. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 01:07:23 / November 22, 2018 @ 1:07 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.41 km (46 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -172.7831° West, -16.1957° South, depth 73.41 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:07:23 / 1:07 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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 ESE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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