M4.8 earthquake 158 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 158 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 9:25 PM GMT+13 (08:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-06-12 08:25:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.731° S, 174.610° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 121°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7192 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.3191 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9207 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.7168 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.1141 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 459 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.8127 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 457 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.9136 km SSE of ?Ohonua, Tonga · 447 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000qjs5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.