A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 212 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga (132 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:52:56 / 7:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/25 / 2025-11-15 07:52:56 / November 15, 2025 @ 7:52 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rnfu. Unique identifier: us6000rnfu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -175.7445 West, latitude -15.5761 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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