A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 160 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (99 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 02:20:59 / 2:20 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000698q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000698q. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.861° West, -20.1433° South. Global time and date of event 31/10/19 / 2019-10-31 14:20:59 / October 31, 2019 @ 2:20 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 160 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga.
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