A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. The temblor was reported at 21:14:08 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000ngeh. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ngeh. Exact location of earthquake, -174.1439° West, -20.1427° South, depth 57.825 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.825 km (36 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/07/24 / 2024-07-27 21:14:08 / July 27, 2024 @ 9:14 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 43 km (26 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai. Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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