A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 98 kilometers (61 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000rd49. Event ids that are associated: us6000rd49. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -173.5137° West, -16.8041° South, depth 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:51:12 / 11:51 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/09/25 / 2025-09-26 11:51:12 / September 26, 2025 @ 11:51 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo. Earthquake epicenter was 99 km (62 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 98 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga.
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