Significant 5.2 quake hits near Fangale'ounga, Ha`apai, Tonga

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.2 quake in Tonga near Fangale'ounga, Ha`apai, only 20 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Monday, March 31st, 2025, at 10:51 am 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.2, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.0, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.3.
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.
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 Fangale'ounga (pop. 2,000) located 68 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 31, 2025 10:51 am (GMT +13) local time (30 Mar 2025 21:51 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.01°S / 173.73°W (Tonga)
Primary data source: USGS
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