A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 147 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga (91 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 230.51 km (143 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us60006bip. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006bip. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -174.8787° West, -15.1831° South, depth 230.51 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:18:59 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/11/19 / 2019-11-06 23:18:59 / November 6, 2019 @ 11:18 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 147 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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