A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.5169 West, latitude -16.4652 South, depth = 144.432 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/03/25 / 2025-03-10 19:21:32 / March 10, 2025 @ 7:21 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000py0z. Unique identifier: us6000py0z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 19:21:32 / 7:21 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 144.432 km (90 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Event epicenter was 96 km (59 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
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 fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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