M5.2 earthquake 241 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 241 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Apr 26, 2025, 12:57 AM GMT+13 (11:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 187 km SSW 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-04-25 11:57:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.484° S, 175.399° 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, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 101°
- Stations used
- 146
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9176 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 501 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 6.0187 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 498 days ago · 48 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
- 4.6south of Tonga · 494 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.7266 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.7192 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.3191 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9207 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7168 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 475 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pv09. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.