A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (170 miles) on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us7000qth9. Event ids that are associated: us7000qth9. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 569.035 km (354 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 569.035 km, -177.8387° West, -20.5304° South. The temblor was picked up at 13:45:36 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 13:45:36 / September 3, 2025 @ 1:45 pm.

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga.

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