A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 281 km W of Houma, Tonga (175 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 489.97 km (304 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 19:26:39 / 7:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -177.9886° West, -20.8729° South, depth 489.97 km. Unique identifier: us6000rizu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rizu. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/10/25 / 2025-10-23 19:26:39 / October 23, 2025 @ 7:26 pm.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 281 km W of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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