A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 170 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (106 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b2jk. Id of event: us2000b2jk. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.7258 West, latitude -18.9821 South, depth = 195.22 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 195.22 km (121 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:54:38 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/10/17 / 2017-10-07 17:54:38 / October 7, 2017 @ 5:54 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 170 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga.
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