A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/11/18 / 2018-11-22 10:11:55 / November 22, 2018 @ 10:11 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -173.9731° West, latitude -20.1541° South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us1000hvd6. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hvd6. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:11:55 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). 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). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai. Event epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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