A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (75 miles) on Tuesday. 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 06/05/25 / 2025-05-06 09:43:22 / May 6, 2025 @ 9:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -173.8333° West, -21.0592° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was reported at 09:43:22 / 9:43 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000pxgl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pxgl.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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: 120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga.

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