A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. The temblor was detected at 23:27:01 / 11:27 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pxh0. Id of event: us6000pxh0. Exact location, longitude -173.1873° West, latitude -15.4954° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 28/02/25 / 2025-02-28 23:27:01 / February 28, 2025 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. 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: 82 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga.

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