A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 990 km S of Ohonua, Tonga (615 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:19:21 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us70009n67. Unique identifier: us70009n67. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 11:19:21 / May 15, 2020 @ 11:19 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -176.5976° West, -30.1457° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 990 km S of Ohonua, Tonga.
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