A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 221 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga (137 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:02:17 / 10:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -172.3375 West, latitude -17.4177 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmat. Id of event: us6000rmat. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 08/11/25 / 2025-11-08 22:02:17 / November 8, 2025 @ 10:02 pm UTC/GMT.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 221 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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