A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (178 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/04/25 / 2025-04-09 17:54:53 / April 9, 2025 @ 5:54 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 523.498 km (325 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:54:53 / 5:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -177.8773 West, latitude -20.2694 South, depth = 523.498 km. Unique identifier: us7000pui7. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pui7.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 286 km WNW of Houma, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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