A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (167 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.6135 West, latitude -20.0756 South, depth = 431.183 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 431.183 km (268 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:08:49 / 4:08 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/01/25 / 2025-01-25 16:08:49 / January 25, 2025 @ 4:08 pm. Unique identifier: us6000pmbd. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pmbd.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. 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: 269 km WNW of Houma, Tonga.
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