A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga (181 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 08:59:24 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 540.587 km (336 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -178.0171° West, -20.5047° South, depth 540.587 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rjel. Id of event: us6000rjel. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/10/25 / 2025-10-25 08:59:24 / October 25, 2025 @ 8:59 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 six and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 292 km WNW of Houma, Tonga.

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