A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, South of Tonga (0 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -175.3173° West, latitude -25.2468° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000h5g8. Event ids that are associated: us2000h5g8. The temblor was reported at 20:47:41 / 8:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/08/18 / 2018-08-21 08:47:41 / August 21, 2018 @ 8:47 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: South of Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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