A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 174 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (108 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 21:38:26 / May 21, 2024 @ 9:38 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.2809 West, latitude -21.5171 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000mnj7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mnj7. The temblor was reported at 21:38:26 / 9:38 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 174 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.
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