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5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T13:30+0200english-news-cn (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 127 km east-south-east of Pangai, Tonga at 0728 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 20.35 degrees south latitude and 173.28 degrees west longitude.

5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T13:30+0200xinhuanet-english (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 127 km east-south-east of Pangai, Tonga at 0728 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 20.35 degrees south latitude and 173.28 degrees west longitude.

5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T10:38+0200wn (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.

1st LD Writethru: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T10:38+0200wn (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.

1st LD Writethru: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T10:27+0200china.org.cn (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 127 km east-south-east of Pangai, Tonga at 0728 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 20.35 degrees south latitude and 173.28 degrees west longitude.

Urgent: 5.1-magnitude quake hits 127 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga -- USGS

2024-04-30T10:06+0200china.org.cn (en)

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 127 km east-south-east of Pangai, Tonga at 0728 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Enditem.

Significant magnitude 5.3 quake hits 72 km southeast of Pangai, Tonga in the evening

2024-04-30T09:51+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the evening on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, at 8:28 pm local time near Pangai, Ha`apai, Tonga , as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 32 km.

Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - 171 km northeast of Nukalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 08:28 pm (GMT +13)

2024-04-30T09:51+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the evening on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, at 8:28 pm local time near Pangai, Ha`apai, Tonga , as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 32 km.

Eruption Update: Latest News on Volcanic Activity in Indonesia

2024-04-29T23:48+0200archyde (en)

Around 4 a.m. today, April 30 (Tuesday), Japan time, a large-scale eruption occurred at Luang Volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. According to the Air Route Volcanic Ash Information Center (VAAC) in Darwin, Australia, the plume is estimated to have reached an altitude of approximately 19,000....

Moderate mag. 5.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, Tonga, on Tuesday, Apr 30, 2024, at 09:21 am (GMT +13)

2024-04-29T22:41+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is , a town with 480 inhabitants in Wallis and Futuna , in 251 km (156 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of , Nukalofa, 601 km (373 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.

Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 118 km east of Middelburg Island, Eua, Tonga, on Monday, Apr 29, 2024, at 06:56 pm (GMT +13)

2024-04-29T10:07+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is ‘Ohonua , a town with 1,200 inhabitants in Tonga , in 122 km (76 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of , Alofi, 508 km (316 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.

Strong mag. 5.6 earthquake - 201 km southwest of Nukalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga, on Monday, Apr 29, 2024, at 01:55 am (GMT +13)

2024-04-28T15:13+0200volcanodiscovery (en)

Nearby places The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Haveluloto , a town with 3,400 inhabitants in Tonga , in 196 km (122 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of , Nukalofa, 198 km (123 mi) away from the epicenter,....

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