A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga on Thursday. Exact location, longitude -174.4923° West, latitude -18.6531° South, depth = 123.894 km. Global time and date of event 02/01/25 / 2025-01-02 01:14:52 / January 2, 2025 @ 1:14 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 123.894 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 01:14:52 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pgz7. Event ids that are associated: us6000pgz7.
Earthquake epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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