A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga (73 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:26:19 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h7lm. Unique identifier: us1000h7lm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 04:26:19 / October 1, 2018 @ 4:26 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -172.922° West, -18.9725° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 117 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga.
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