A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location, longitude -173.2845° West, latitude -16.1987° South, depth = 10.153 km. Unique identifier: us6000pjg2. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pjg2. Global time and date of event 11/01/25 / 2025-01-11 20:13:24 / January 11, 2025 @ 8:13 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.153 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 20:13:24 / 8:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 61 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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