A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 155 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (96 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000qjs5. Event ids that are associated: us6000qjs5. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/06/25 / 2025-06-12 08:25:03 / June 12, 2025 @ 8:25 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 08:25:03 / 8:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -174.747 West, latitude -22.7312 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 155 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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