A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (158 miles). The temblor was reported at 00:54:29 / 12:54 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 00:54:29 / February 28, 2025 @ 12:54 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvyf. Id of event: us6000pvyf. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.4465 West, latitude -23.6074 South, depth = 10 km.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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 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: 255 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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