A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 129 km W of Pangai, Tonga (80 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 185.21 km (115 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:53:57 / 1:53 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us1000bw7i. Event ids that are associated: us1000bw7i. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.5811 West, latitude -19.8606 South, depth = 185.21 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/12/17 / 2017-12-26 01:53:57 / December 26, 2017 @ 1:53 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 129 km W of Pangai, Tonga.
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