A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. The temblor was reported at 15:26:16 / 3:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.7255 West, latitude -20.265 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/03/25 / 2025-03-30 15:26:16 / March 30, 2025 @ 3:26 pm. Event id: us7000pnvu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pnvu. 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 35 km (22 miles).
The epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai. Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 82 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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