A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 115 km SE of Pangai, Tonga (71 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q56n. Unique identifier: us6000q56n. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:25:56 / 10:25 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -173.5499° West, latitude -20.5292° South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 22:25:56 / March 31, 2025 @ 10:25 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 115 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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