A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007u9t. Id of event: us70007u9t. The temblor was detected at 03:52:27 / 3:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/02/20 / 2020-02-17 15:52:27 / February 17, 2020 @ 3:52 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 92.31 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -173.772° West, -17.8927° South, depth 92.31 km.
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu. Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 86 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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