A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (70 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/09/17 / 2017-09-12 09:52:05 / September 12, 2017 @ 9:52 am. Exact location of event, longitude -173.31 West, latitude -20.0675 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 21:52:05 / 9:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us2000aknn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000aknn.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 112 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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