A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 158 km W of Pangai, Tonga (98 miles) on Wednesday. Event id: us700058uf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700058uf. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/08/19 / 2019-08-21 16:03:49 / August 21, 2019 @ 4:03 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 179.7 km (112 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:03:49 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -175.8388 West, latitude -19.571 South, depth = 179.7 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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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. 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: 158 km W of Pangai, Tonga.
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