A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported South of Tonga (0 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 18:30:36 / 6:30 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/19 / 2019-01-12 06:30:36 / January 12, 2019 @ 6:30 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j9rr. Id of event: us2000j9rr. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -175.8987° West, -26.7722° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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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