A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga (171 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/06/20 / 2020-06-14 14:24:08 / June 14, 2020 @ 2:24 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:24:08 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 563.12 km (350 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -177.3599 West, latitude -19.692 South, depth = 563.12 km. Event id: us6000abpc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000abpc.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-six 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 276 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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