A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/04/25 / 2025-04-12 03:16:35 / April 12, 2025 @ 3:16 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 72.901 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: usd0012wfk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: usd0012wfk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 03:16:35 / 3:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.9104 West, latitude -16.6147 South, depth = 72.901 km.
The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-three 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. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 74 km S of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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