A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Saturday. Event id: us7000pyve. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pyve. Exact location, longitude -173.9747° West, latitude -15.2707° South, depth = 59.436 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/04/25 / 2025-04-26 18:38:46 / April 26, 2025 @ 6:38 pm. The temblor was reported at 18:38:46 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.436 km (37 miles).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 78 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga.

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