A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported South of Tonga (0 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -175.4614° West, -25.3684° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/05/20 / 2020-05-03 16:21:29 / May 3, 2020 @ 4:21 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us70009cfq. Event ids that are associated: us70009cfq. The temblor was reported at 04:21:29 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: South of Tonga.
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