A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 15:33:48 / 3:33 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000pnvv. Event ids that are associated: us7000pnvv. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.7153 West, latitude -20.3056 South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/03/25 / 2025-03-30 15:33:48 / March 30, 2025 @ 3:33 pm.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pangai. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 86 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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