A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 124 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (77 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/02/18 / 2018-02-05 16:07:09 / February 5, 2018 @ 4:07 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:07:09 / 4:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 146.55 km (91 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000cg3l. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000cg3l. Exact location, longitude -175.4224° West, latitude -19.3174° South, depth = 146.55 km.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 124 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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