M4.3 earthquake 66 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 66 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 7:23 PM GMT+13 (06:23 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 77 km NE 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-06-27 06:23:02 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.000° S, 174.435° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.577 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.076 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.6128 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 430 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.574 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 418 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.518 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 414 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qbd3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.