Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 92 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 92 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 4:52 AM GMT+13 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 79 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-29 15:52:00 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.623° S, 174.137° 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 16.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
161°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3117 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 5.1120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 5.069 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 5.479 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.5136 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.4110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 5.076 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 477 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.620 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 473 days ago · 42 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.698 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 468 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.5135 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 466 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.366 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 464 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 5.0139 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.761 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 534 days ago · 35 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 4.572 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 541 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 5.192 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 547 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.5122 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 548 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.3100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 550 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.990 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 551 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 4.768 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 551 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.9115 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.9103 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.499 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 552 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.3122 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 4.7100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.263 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.691 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 4.3132 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 4.851 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 553 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pzdn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.