A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 98 km N of Nukualofa, Tonga (61 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -175.2764° West, -20.2557° South, depth 105.87 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:09:28 / 7:09 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000adhy. Id of event: us6000adhy. 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 105.87 km (66 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/06/20 / 2020-06-10 19:09:28 / June 10, 2020 @ 7:09 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 98 km N of Nukualofa, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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