A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (76 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/11/18 / 2018-11-01 18:54:52 / November 1, 2018 @ 6:54 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -172.8762 West, latitude -15.2311 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 06:54:52 / 6:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us1000hp87. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hp87.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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