Moderate yet deep magnitude 5.0 earthquake 47 km northwest of Neiafu, Tonga
5.0 quake 30 Nov 1:58 am (GMT +13)

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake near Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, was reported only 22 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 137.9 km beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, at 1:58 am local time. 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 Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.0.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Neiafu (pop. 4,300) located 47 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 30, 2022 1:58 am (GMT +13) local time (29 Nov 2022 12:58 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 137.9 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 18.24°S / 174.08°W (South Pacific Ocean, Tonga)
Primary data source: USGS
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