A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Event id: us6000pzlc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pzlc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -173.4407° West, -16.4092° South, depth 35 km. The temblor was reported at 04:14:16 / 4:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/03/25 / 2025-03-09 04:14:16 / March 9, 2025 @ 4:14 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 63 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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