A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 152 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga (94 miles) on Saturday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:25:43 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -173.3504 West, latitude -17.2707 South, depth = 126.66 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/05/16 / 2016-05-07 16:25:43 / May 7, 2016 @ 4:25 pm. Id of earthquake: us10005fr7. Event ids that are associated: us10005fr7. The epicenter was at a depth of 126.66 km (79 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 152 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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