A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 08:01:06 / April 4, 2025 @ 8:01 am. The temblor was detected at 08:01:06 / 8:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 191.982 km (119 miles). Exact location, longitude -174.5421° West, latitude -15.5117° South, depth = 191.982 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q3w4, pt25094050. Id of event: us6000q3w4.

Country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hihifo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop).

There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 93 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga.

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