A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 225 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga (140 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:01:39 / 4:01 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.2053° West, -17.2985° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/03/25 / 2025-03-05 16:01:39 / March 5, 2025 @ 4:01 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pyms. Unique identifier: us6000pyms.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 225 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga.

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