A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 188 km W of Neiafu, Tonga (117 miles). The temblor was picked up at 08:31:07 / 8:31 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us600084k7. Event ids that are associated: us600084k7. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 201.24 km (125 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.767 West, latitude -18.6118 South, depth = 201.24 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/02/20 / 2020-02-19 20:31:07 / February 19, 2020 @ 8:31 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-eight 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.
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