A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Exact location of earthquake, -174.2593° West, -15.9574° South, depth 82.25 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.25 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:10:52 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q1kf. Event ids that are associated: us7000q1kf. 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: 10/05/25 / 2025-05-10 20:10:52 / May 10, 2025 @ 8:10 pm.
Close country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 49 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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