A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga (57 miles) on Thursday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:32:35 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.0247 West, latitude -15.5069 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 03/06/16 / 2016-06-03 05:32:35 / June 3, 2016 @ 5:32 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us20006328. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006328. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 91 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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