A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 131 km E of Pangai, Tonga (81 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:20:02 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter). 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 48.16 km (30 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.0948 West, latitude -19.7126 South, depth = 48.16 km. Unique identifier: us600057br. Ids that are associated to the event: us600057br. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/08/19 / 2019-08-20 06:20:02 / August 20, 2019 @ 6:20 am.
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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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. 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: 131 km E of Pangai, Tonga.
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