A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 124 km E of Pangai, Tonga (77 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -173.1632° West, -19.7124° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:48:04 / 12:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/08/17 / 2017-08-14 12:48:04 / August 14, 2017 @ 12:48 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000a9e6. Event ids that are associated: us2000a9e6.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 124 km E of Pangai, Tonga.
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