A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 183 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga (114 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000h3ct. Event ids that are associated: us1000h3ct. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:28:49 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 21/09/18 / 2018-09-21 20:28:49 / September 21, 2018 @ 8:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 267.01 km, -175.0209° West, -17.0676° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 267.01 km (166 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 183 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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