A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/07/16 / 2016-07-09 19:30:01 / July 9, 2016 @ 7:30 pm. Id of earthquake: us20006ewj. Event ids that are associated: us20006ewj. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.8119 West, latitude -15.8213 South, depth = 70.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.05 km (44 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:30:01 / 7:30 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 15 km (9 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 15 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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