A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/03/25 / 2025-03-19 23:38:32 / March 19, 2025 @ 11:38 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -175.2032° West, latitude -19.6419° South, depth = 135.191 km. The temblor was reported at 23:38:32 / 11:38 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000pzv4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzv4. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 135.191 km (84 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 91 km (56 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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