A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.8939 West, latitude -15.6427 South, depth = 64.544 km. 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 64.544 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 07:44:32 / 7:44 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000q1lb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1lb. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/05/25 / 2025-05-11 07:44:32 / May 11, 2025 @ 7:44 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days eighty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 36 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga.
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