USGS: M 7.1 Earthquake – 90 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

Some good news: it seems the possible tsunami didn't in fact happen, and the "all clear" has been given for the warning.

NYT story: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/30/world/tonga-q...

UPD AP story: https://apnews.com/article/tonga-earthquake-tsunami-warning-...

random, but my dad took the first pictures of a tonga eruption in 2009: https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?doi=10.5479/si.GVP.BGV...

Not too far away from that Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption in 2022

USGS Tsunami Report:

https://www.tsunami.gov/events/PHEB/2025/03/30/25089000/3/WE...

  ZCZC
  WEPA40 PHEB 301324
  TSUPAC
  
  TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
  NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
  1322 UTC SUN MAR 30 2025
  
  ...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...
  
  
  **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
  
   THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
   UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
   MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.
  
   NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
   ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
   INFORMATION.
  
  **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****
  
  THE TSUNAMI FORECAST IS UPDATED IN THIS MESSAGE.
  
  
  PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
  ---------------------------------
  
    * MAGNITUDE      7.1
    * ORIGIN TIME    1219 UTC MAR 30 2025
    * COORDINATES    20.6 SOUTH  173.4 WEST
    * DEPTH          59 KM / 36 MILES
    * LOCATION       TONGA
  
  
  EVALUATION
  ----------
  
    * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED IN
      THE TONGA ISLANDS AT 1219 UTC ON SUNDAY MARCH 30 2025.
  
    * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THE TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS
      EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW PASSED.
  
  
  TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
  ---------------------------------
  
    * THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.
  
  
  RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
  -------------------
  
    * REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
      OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
  

  POTENTIAL IMPACTS
  -----------------
  
    * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME COASTAL AREAS
      NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.