A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 99 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga (62 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -174.0809 West, latitude -16.8082 South, depth = 120.117 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 120.117 km (75 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qcu3. Id of event: us7000qcu3. Global time and date of event 04/07/25 / 2025-07-04 14:42:23 / July 4, 2025 @ 2:42 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 14:42:23 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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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: 99 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga.

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