A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Hihifo in Tonga on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 119.348 km (74 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 01:56:27 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9fx. Id of event: us7000q9fx. Global time and date of event 29/06/25 / 2025-06-29 01:56:27 / June 29, 2025 @ 1:56 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude -173.9837 West, latitude -16.1673 South, depth = 119.348 km.
Event epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Hihifo (c. 800 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hihifo.
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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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