A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Event id: us6000r03i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r03i. The temblor was reported at 13:41:28 / 1:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, -173.3293° West, -15.1647° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 13:41:28 / August 12, 2025 @ 1:41 pm.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 101 km (63 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop).

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

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga.

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