A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 113 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (70 miles). Exact location, longitude -174.1084° West, latitude -16.9168° South, depth = 222.15 km. The temblor was detected at 11:07:46 / 11:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 222.15 km (138 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/16 / 2016-05-20 23:07:46 / May 20, 2016 @ 11:07 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005y4x. Id of event: us20005y4x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 113 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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