A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 136 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga (85 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 16:48:18 / January 22, 2025 @ 4:48 pm. Event id: us6000plmi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000plmi. Exact location of event, depth 257.685 km, -175.4575° West, -19.1554° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:48:18 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). 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 257.685 km (160 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 136 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga.
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