A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, South of Tonga (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -174.5037 West, latitude -25.1186 South, depth = 8.76 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:11:01 / 2:11 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us2000cjzr. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cjzr. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.76 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/17 / 2017-12-31 14:11:01 / December 31, 2017 @ 2:11 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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