A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 206 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga (128 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.54 km (36 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007zgs. Id of event: us20007zgs. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.0883 West, latitude -16.9088 South, depth = 57.54 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/16 / 2016-12-02 01:57:38 / December 2, 2016 @ 1:57 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 14:57:38 / 2:57 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 206 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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