M4.6 earthquake 162 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 162 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on Thu, Jun 5, 2025, 11:11 AM GMT+13 (22:11 UTC), 198 km (123 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 91 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-06-04 22:11:56 UTC
- Depth
- 197.9 km (122.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.877° S, 175.566° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.8 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 87°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2132 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 474 days ago · 264 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.891 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 448 days ago · 93 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qi0g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.