A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 104 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga (65 miles). The temblor was picked up at 05:10:52 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.87 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/07/25 / 2025-07-15 05:10:52 / July 15, 2025 @ 5:10 am. Exact location of event, longitude -173.4989 West, latitude -16.8565 South, depth = 39.87 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000qvnv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qvnv.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 104 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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