A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 119 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga (74 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:16:27 / 8:16 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000pxwl. Event ids that are associated: us7000pxwl. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/05/25 / 2025-05-08 08:16:27 / May 8, 2025 @ 8:16 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -173.2113 West, latitude -19.5048 South, depth = 10 km.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.

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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. 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: 119 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga.

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