A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 229 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (142 miles) on Saturday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:06:28 / 11:06 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 598.06 km (372 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005gcc. Unique identifier: us10005gcc. Exact location of event, longitude -176.192 West, latitude -18.6825 South, depth = 598.06 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/16 / 2016-05-01 11:06:28 / May 1, 2016 @ 11:06 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 229 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga.
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