A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, south of Tonga (0 miles). Global time and date of event 26/07/20 / 2020-07-26 03:49:07 / July 26, 2020 @ 3:49 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -175.1144° West, -24.5497° South. The temblor was reported at 03:49:07 / 3:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000b493. Event ids that are associated: us6000b493.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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