A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 152 km NW of Pangai, Tonga (94 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 184.54 km (115 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/04/16 / 2016-04-20 10:58:37 / April 20, 2016 @ 10:58 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:58:37 / 10:58 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ds0. Id of event: us10005ds0. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.4317 West, latitude -18.8827 South, depth = 184.54 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 152 km NW of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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