A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 159 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (99 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:01:14 / 7:01 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000q0r2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0r2. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 07:01:14 / May 22, 2025 @ 7:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude -174.8615° West, latitude -22.7791° South, depth = 10 km.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 three and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 159 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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