A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga (180 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 547.31 km (340 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000bj7c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000bj7c. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:26:36 / 10:26 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/08/20 / 2020-08-22 22:26:36 / August 22, 2020 @ 10:26 pm. Exact location of event, depth 547.31 km, -177.8435° West, -20.2948° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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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: 289 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga.
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