A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 280 km W of Houma, Tonga (174 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:01:09 / 2:01 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pwlv. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pwlv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.987 West, latitude -20.9107 South, depth = 463.848 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 02:01:09 / April 17, 2025 @ 2:01 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 463.848 km (288 miles) below the earth’s surface.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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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: 280 km W of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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