A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (61 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 10:19:27 / 10:19 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.2613 West, latitude -15.1977 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100041ya. Id of event: us100041ya. Global time and date of event 28/11/15 / 2015-11-28 22:19:27 / November 28, 2015 @ 10:19 pm UTC/GMT.
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. 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 fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 98 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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