A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 125 km W of Neiafu, Tonga (78 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 250.31 km, -175.167° West, -18.7607° South. Event id: us2000ivbv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ivbv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 250.31 km (156 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/18 / 2018-12-14 08:04:56 / December 14, 2018 @ 8:04 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 20:04:56 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 125 km W of Neiafu, Tonga.
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