A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 152 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga (94 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:04:08 / 9:04 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/11/18 / 2018-11-14 09:04:08 / November 14, 2018 @ 9:04 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 257.65 km (160 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000hv2e. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hv2e. Exact location of earthquake, -175.7425° West, -19.3962° South, depth 257.65 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 152 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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