A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (153 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 22:56:12 / 10:56 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000qtmy. Event ids that are associated: us7000qtmy. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 22:56:12 / September 3, 2025 @ 10:56 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 45.102 km (28 miles). Exact location of event, depth 45.102 km, -175.6202° West, -23.482° South.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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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: 246 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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