A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 109 km E of Hihifo, Tonga (68 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:43:14 / 10:43 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was 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). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/02/16 / 2016-02-09 22:43:14 / February 9, 2016 @ 10:43 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004zrd. Id of event: us20004zrd. Exact location, longitude -172.7296° West, latitude -15.9834° South, depth = 10 km.
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 five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 109 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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