Significant magnitude 5.3 earthquake 125 km east of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
5.3 quake 11 Nov 8:14 pm (GMT +13)

The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Tonga near ‘Ohonua, Ohonua, Eua, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the evening on Monday, November 11th, 2024, at 8:14 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in ‘Ohonua (pop. 1,200) located 125 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 11, 2024 08:14 pm (GMT +13) local time (11 Nov 2024 07:14 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 21.56°S / 173.77°W (Tonga)
Primary data source: GFZ
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