A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 151 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (94 miles). Event id: us10008j5y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008j5y. The temblor was reported at 15:19:10 / 3:19 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -175.7472 West, latitude -19.4554 South, depth = 188.78 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/04/17 / 2017-04-20 03:19:10 / April 20, 2017 @ 3:19 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 188.78 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 151 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga.
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