Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 95 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 95 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:21 AM GMT-12 (19:21 UTC), 148 km (92 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 81 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-10 19:21:32 UTC
Depth
147.5 km (91.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.448° S, 174.532° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
35

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1158 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 560 days ago · 162 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.681 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 201 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 5.271 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 540 days ago · 73 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.750 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 540 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.9112 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 534 days ago · 293 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.264 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 517 days ago · 96 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.291 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 578 days ago · 122 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.546 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 4.539 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 596 days ago · 82 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000py0z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.