A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 247 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (153 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -175.5377 West, latitude -23.5068 South, depth = 27.205 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/03/25 / 2025-03-03 05:57:28 / March 3, 2025 @ 5:57 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000pwk3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwk3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:57:28 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 27.205 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 247 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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