A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 132 km E of Neiafu, Tonga (82 miles) on Saturday. 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 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8a1. Id of event: us6000n8a1. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:06:31 / 5:06 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/24 / 2024-06-15 05:06:31 / June 15, 2024 @ 5:06 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.7431 West, latitude -18.856 South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 132 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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