M4.5 earthquake 74 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 74 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 3:56 PM GMT+13 (02:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-08-13 02:56:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.671° S, 174.330° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 162°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qu7b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.