A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (170 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pzag. Event ids that are associated: us7000pzag. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/25 / 2025-05-15 01:41:08 / May 15, 2025 @ 1:41 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 484.328 km, -177.8624° West, -20.6167° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 484.328 km (301 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:41:08 / 1:41 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 273 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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