A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (60 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -173.2225 West, latitude -15.2696 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/07/25 / 2025-07-24 22:05:04 / July 24, 2025 @ 10:05 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qyvj. Id of event: us6000qyvj. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:05:04 / 10:05 pm (local time epicenter).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.

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