A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 145 km SE of Pangai, Tonga (90 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -173.3228° West, -20.6909° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000is3h. Unique identifier: us1000is3h. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:16:28 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/01/19 / 2019-01-13 16:16:28 / January 13, 2019 @ 4:16 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 145 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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