A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 117 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga (73 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 20:03:13 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/24 / 2024-12-21 20:03:13 / December 21, 2024 @ 8:03 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000phkw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phkw. Exact location, longitude -173.362° West, latitude -20.3051° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 117 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga.
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