A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Neiafu in Tonga. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/11/25 / 2025-11-14 03:37:00 / November 14, 2025 @ 3:37 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 183.176 km (114 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:37:00 / 3:37 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rn6v. Id of event: us6000rn6v. Exact location of earthquake, -174.8035° West, -18.7989° South, depth 183.176 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Tonga (c. 123 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Neiafu (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Neiafu (c. 4 300 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 88 km W of Neiafu, Tonga.
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