A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (61 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -173.5459° West, -15.0794° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/03/19 / 2019-03-18 05:55:22 / March 18, 2019 @ 5:55 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:55:22 / 5:55 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000jlva. Event ids that are associated: us1000jlva.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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