A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga (70 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:16:16 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000pdsu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pdsu. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/02/25 / 2025-02-08 12:16:16 / February 8, 2025 @ 12:16 pm. Exact location, longitude -173.5933° West, latitude -14.9542° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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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: 112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga.

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