A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -173.4881 West, latitude -19.7758 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/19 / 2019-05-19 14:17:01 / May 19, 2019 @ 2:17 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:17:01 / 2:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us60003t48. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60003t48.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 90 km E of Pangai, Tonga.
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