A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 134 km SE of Pangai, Tonga (83 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us70003ujr. Unique identifier: us70003ujr. Exact location, longitude -173.4125° West, latitude -20.6274° South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/06/19 / 2019-06-03 01:02:25 / June 3, 2019 @ 1:02 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:02:25 / 1:02 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 134 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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