A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga (73 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 08:28:11 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.3144 West, latitude -15.0016 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 11/09/25 / 2025-09-11 08:28:11 / September 11, 2025 @ 8:28 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000rejj. Event ids that are associated: us6000rejj. 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).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-four 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.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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