A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (80 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:02:28 / 9:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -173.2483° West, -20.3059° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/08/16 / 2016-08-23 09:02:28 / August 23, 2016 @ 9:02 am. Event id: us10006fya. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006fya. 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 10 km (6 miles).
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 one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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