A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes South of Tonga (0 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006i44. Id of event: us20006i44. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -174.7631° West, -24.5001° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:50:15 / 10:50 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/07/16 / 2016-07-23 22:50:15 / July 23, 2016 @ 10:50 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: South of Tonga.
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