Significant 5.5 quake hits near Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga
5.5 quake 5 Mar 11:04 pm (GMT +13)

Just 19 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Pangai, Ha‘apai, Tonga. The tremor was recorded late at night on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, at 11:04 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 30 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.5 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Pangai (pop. 1,700) located 54 km from the epicenter, and Fangale'ounga (pop. 2,000) 59 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 5, 2024 11:04 pm (GMT +13) local time (5 Mar 2024 10:04 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Depth: 35.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 20.12°S / 173.86°W (Tonga)
Primary data source: EMSC
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