A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 242 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (150 miles) on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qvmb. Id of event: us7000qvmb. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 374.646 km (233 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 374.646 km, -176.0103° West, -15.4976° South. The temblor was picked up at 04:30:28 / 4:30 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/09/25 / 2025-09-12 04:30:28 / September 12, 2025 @ 4:30 am.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 242 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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