A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (184 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qb9x. Id of event: us7000qb9x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:02:48 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 547.292 km (340 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/07/25 / 2025-07-08 03:02:48 / July 8, 2025 @ 3:02 am. Exact location, longitude -178.063° West, latitude -20.5261° South, depth = 547.292 km.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 296 km WNW of Houma, Tonga.

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