A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Event id: us10005ixd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ixd. Exact location of earthquake, -174.0766° West, -16.6459° South, depth 127.86 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/16 / 2016-05-15 16:35:12 / May 15, 2016 @ 4:35 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 127.86 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:35:12 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Epicenter of the event was 83 km (51 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fifty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 84 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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