A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (65 miles). Unique identifier: us1000hcbi. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hcbi. Exact location, longitude -173.0656° West, latitude -15.2633° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/10/18 / 2018-10-15 14:37:35 / October 15, 2018 @ 2:37 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:37:35 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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