A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. The temblor was picked up at 03:20:17 / 3:20 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000c2jx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c2jx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/12/17 / 2017-12-24 15:20:17 / December 24, 2017 @ 3:20 pm. Exact location, longitude -174.5296° West, latitude -19.6747° South, depth = 81.31 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 81.31 km (51 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty 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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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: 23 km NW of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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