A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga (89 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/02/25 / 2025-02-04 16:37:57 / February 4, 2025 @ 4:37 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -172.7475° West, -15.1336° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pb9p. Id of event: us7000pb9p. The temblor was picked up at 16:37:57 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 144 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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