A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (71 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:40:07 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Global time and date of event 23/02/16 / 2016-02-23 22:40:07 / February 23, 2016 @ 10:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.3804 West, latitude -14.9764 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004sxf. Unique identifier: us10004sxf.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 114 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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