A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 170 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (106 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9t0. Id of event: us7000q9t0. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:03:43 / 12:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 12:03:43 / June 17, 2025 @ 12:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -175.3666° West, latitude -22.8286° South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 170 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.
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