A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 08:25:26 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 08:25:26 / October 24, 2025 @ 8:25 am. Unique identifier: us6000rn9b. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rn9b. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.712 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -173.3391° West, latitude -16.2988° South, depth = 37.712 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo. Epicenter of the event was 62 km (39 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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