A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. Event id: us7000pb02. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pb02. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 03/02/25 / 2025-02-03 10:31:54 / February 3, 2025 @ 10:31 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.407 km (5 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.7603 West, latitude -20.4457 South, depth = 8.407 km. The temblor was reported at 10:31:54 / 10:31 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Nuku‘alofa (c. 22 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from ‘Ohonua (c. 1 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was ‘Ohonua, Nuku‘alofa, Pangai (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 81 km SSW of Pangai, Tonga.
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