A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 118 km SE of Pangai, Tonga (73 miles). Event id: us1000bt4j. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bt4j. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/17 / 2017-12-12 07:52:45 / December 12, 2017 @ 7:52 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:52:45 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -173.5641° West, latitude -20.567° South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 118 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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