A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 181 km WNW of Havelu, Tonga (112 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -176.9228 West, latitude -20.8161 South, depth = 193.46 km. Id of earthquake: us70005bgv. Event ids that are associated: us70005bgv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/08/19 / 2019-08-27 16:42:20 / August 27, 2019 @ 4:42 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:42:20 / 4:42 am (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 193.46 km (120 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 181 km WNW of Havelu, Tonga.
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