A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 146 km W of Pangai, Tonga (91 miles) on Friday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:40:07 / 8:40 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us100030ec. Unique identifier: us100030ec. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -175.7225° West, -19.5475° South. 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). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 08:40:07 / August 8, 2015 @ 8:40 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 146 km W of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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