A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 133 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga (83 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 01:45:34 / 1:45 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/11/18 / 2018-11-23 13:45:34 / November 23, 2018 @ 1:45 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000hxxb. Unique identifier: us1000hxxb. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 206.5 km (128 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 206.5 km, -174.6135° West, -15.0786° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 133 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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