A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 132 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga (82 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:10:42 / 2:10 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us600051bv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600051bv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 268.7 km (167 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/19 / 2019-08-06 14:10:42 / August 6, 2019 @ 2:10 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.1051 West, latitude -18.1194 South, depth = 268.7 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 132 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga.
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