A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (168 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:30:33 / 10:30 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000py1j. Id of event: us6000py1j. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/03/25 / 2025-03-10 22:30:33 / March 10, 2025 @ 10:30 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 406.399 km, -177.5499° West, -19.9425° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 406.399 km (253 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 270 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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