M4.6 earthquake 98 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 4:08 PM GMT+13 (03:08 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-06-24 03:08:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.685° S, 174.152° 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 13.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5135 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 466 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.366 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 464 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.577 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 455 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 5.076 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 446 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.6128 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 430 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qavx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:58 PM UTC.