A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km NNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga (98 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/10/18 / 2018-10-27 02:24:47 / October 27, 2018 @ 2:24 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -176.0263 West, latitude -19.9389 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us1000hhv3. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hhv3. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:24:47 / 2:24 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 157 km NNW of Nuku`alofa, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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