A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 119 km SW of Vaini, Tonga (74 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 17:24:46 / August 5, 2015 @ 5:24 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.0811 West, latitude -21.8924 South, depth = 181.37 km. Unique identifier: us10002y66. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002y66. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:24:46 / 5:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 181.37 km (113 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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