A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes south of Tonga (0 miles) on Monday. Exact location, longitude -174.9693° West, latitude -24.6147° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:24:11 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 15:24:11 / May 19, 2025 @ 3:24 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000q05q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q05q. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

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 seven 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. 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: south of Tonga.

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