A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.635 km (23 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -173.8575° West, -20.1836° South, depth 36.635 km. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:37:29 / 7:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/04/25 / 2025-04-01 07:37:29 / April 1, 2025 @ 7:37 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q5e8. Unique identifier: us6000q5e8.
The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 66 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.
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