A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 105 kilometers (65 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 08:01:04 / April 4, 2025 @ 8:01 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 180 km (112 miles). The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:01:04 / 8:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.68 West, latitude -15.54 South, depth = 180 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt25094050. Id of event: pt25094050.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 105 km (65 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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