A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 162 km W of Hihifo, Tonga (101 miles). The temblor was detected at 15:23:14 / 3:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 15:23:14 / May 24, 2020 @ 3:23 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -175.3089° West, -16.0518° South, depth 585.57 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 585.57 km (364 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000a3la. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a3la.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 162 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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