A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 139 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (86 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.8522 West, latitude -15.2763 South, depth = 229.41 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10007s2n. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007s2n. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 229.41 km (143 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/01/17 / 2017-01-09 03:14:25 / January 9, 2017 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:14:25 / 3:14 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 139 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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