A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 148 km SSE of `Ohonua, Tonga (92 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -174.3743 West, latitude -22.5604 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us200030aa. Unique identifier: us200030aa. Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/15 / 2015-07-27 02:59:36 / July 27, 2015 @ 2:59 am UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:59:36 / 2:59 pm (local time epicenter).
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 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 148 km SSE of `Ohonua, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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