A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Pangai in Tonga on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 15:42:24 / 3:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/03/25 / 2025-03-30 15:42:24 / March 30, 2025 @ 3:42 pm. Event id: us6000q4y8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4y8. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -173.9295 West, latitude -20.181 South, depth = 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).

Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pangai (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Pangai (c. 1 700 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 60 km SE of Pangai, Tonga.

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