A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 262 km NW of Houma, Tonga (163 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 00:03:08 / January 6, 2025 @ 12:03 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkmw. Id of event: us6000pkmw. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:03:08 / 12:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -176.9185° West, latitude -19.3588° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 262 km NW of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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