A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (166 miles). Exact location of event, depth 484.253 km, -177.5563° West, -20.0226° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 23:21:45 / January 1, 2025 @ 11:21 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:21:45 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 484.253 km (301 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000pjrz. Event ids that are associated: us6000pjrz.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 267 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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