Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 71 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 71 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Mar 10, 2025, 7:39 AM GMT+13 (18:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 61 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-03-09 18:39:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.969° S, 174.390° 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 9.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8114 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 567 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3132 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 562 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.583 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 555 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 7.061 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 27 · tsunami flag
  5. 4.590 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.375 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.968 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 6.272 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 5.098 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 5.953 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.851 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 4.3132 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 4.691 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 5.263 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.7100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 4.3122 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.499 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 4.9103 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 4.768 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 551 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 4.990 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 551 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 4.3100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 550 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 4.5122 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 548 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 4.572 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 541 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 4.761 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 534 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 4.592 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 5.1120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 5.069 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 5.093 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxtu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.