M5.2 earthquake 89 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 89 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 5:46 PM GMT+13 (04:46 UTC), 182 km (113 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-07-10 04:46:55 UTC
- Depth
- 182.0 km (113.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.555° S, 174.524° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.103 · 9 stations |
| 5.2 | Mi | NOAA Pacific Tsunami Warning Center | First automatic solution · Reviewed · 3 stations |
| 5.4 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 9.6 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.697 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 176 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 444 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.640 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 437 days ago · 74 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4150 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 392 days ago · 272 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qbr5 (also filed as usauto7000qbr5, pt25191000). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:51 AM UTC.