A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of event, depth 174.394 km, -174.5081° West, -15.6487° South. The temblor was reported at 05:57:24 / 5:57 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/01/25 / 2025-01-26 05:57:24 / January 26, 2025 @ 5:57 am. Id of earthquake: us6000pme2. Event ids that are associated: us6000pme2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 174.394 km (108 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 83 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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