A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 155 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 18:50:05 / 6:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.8966 West, latitude -17.551 South, depth = 240.171 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 240.171 km (149 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000ri6t. Event ids that are associated: us6000ri6t. Global time and date of event 19/10/25 / 2025-10-19 18:50:05 / October 19, 2025 @ 6:50 pm UTC/GMT.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 155 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga.

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