A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 122 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga (76 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us10003qzh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003qzh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 95.63 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:45:26 / 2:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.2281 West, latitude -17.5666 South, depth = 95.63 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/10/15 / 2015-10-19 02:45:26 / October 19, 2015 @ 2:45 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 122 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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