Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 136 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 136 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, May 12, 2025, 11:54 AM GMT+13 (22:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 77 km NE of ‘Ohonua, 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
2025-05-11 22:54:48 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.806° S, 173.582° 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 12.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 506 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.6168 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 503 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 5.076 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 477 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.698 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 468 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 4.5135 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 466 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.366 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 464 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 5.577 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 5.479 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 5.069 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 516 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.1120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.3117 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 4.592 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 523 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 5.0139 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.9116 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.761 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 533 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000q1ly. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.