A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Pangai in Tonga. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qcqx. Id of event: us7000qcqx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/07/25 / 2025-07-15 04:27:08 / July 15, 2025 @ 4:27 am. The temblor was detected at 04:27:08 / 4:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.2122 West, latitude -20.5578 South, depth = 10 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 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 83 km S of Pangai, Tonga.
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