A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 276 km W of Houma, Tonga (171 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 436.876 km (271 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/06/25 / 2025-06-08 22:48:59 / June 8, 2025 @ 10:48 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:48:59 / 10:48 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -177.966 West, latitude -21.1604 South, depth = 436.876 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qj2f. Unique identifier: us6000qj2f.

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

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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. 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: 276 km W of Houma, Tonga.

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