A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 65 kilometers (40 miles) from ‘Ohonua in Tonga. Event id: us7000qb20. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qb20. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -174.4395 West, latitude -21.0013 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 06/07/25 / 2025-07-06 20:31:43 / July 6, 2025 @ 8:31 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:31:43 / 8:31 pm (local time epicenter).

The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Nuku‘alofa (c. 22 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from ‘Ohonua (c. 1 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nuku‘alofa, ‘Ohonua (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop) (That might be effected).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-six 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. 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: 65 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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