M4.6 earthquake 55 km NNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 55 km NNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 8:20 AM GMT+13 (19:20 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 55 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, 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
- 2025-06-18 19:20:34 UTC
- Depth
- 60.9 km (37.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.293° S, 174.526° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ql2z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:33 PM UTC.