A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/11/15 / 2015-11-20 14:06:20 / November 20, 2015 @ 2:06 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 166.08 km (103 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:06:20 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -173.8395° West, -16.3502° South, depth 166.08 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100040si. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100040si.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 45 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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