A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 146 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga (91 miles). Exact location of event, depth 240.45 km, -174.8603° West, -17.6294° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:01:10 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/07/17 / 2017-07-23 10:01:10 / July 23, 2017 @ 10:01 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20009zzj. Ids that are associated to the event: us20009zzj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 240.45 km (149 miles).
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 thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 146 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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