A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -173.5899° West, -15.0962° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/04/25 / 2025-04-19 16:55:01 / April 19, 2025 @ 4:55 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:55:01 / 4:55 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000q78n. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q78n.

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 98 km (61 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).

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. 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 sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 97 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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