A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 145 km N of Neiafu, Tonga (90 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.8063 West, latitude -17.3479 South, depth = 91.466 km. Event id: us7000qrwd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qrwd. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/08/25 / 2025-08-06 00:20:07 / August 6, 2025 @ 12:20 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 91.466 km (57 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:20:07 / 12:20 am (local time epicenter).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 145 km N of Neiafu, Tonga.

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