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M5.2 Earthquake near 67 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-03-30 21:51:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
19.8 km
Source
USGS

67 km SE of Pangai, Tonga

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M5.2 Earthquake near 67 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2025-03-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 67 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2025-03-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On March 30, 2025 at 21:51 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 67 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. With a focal depth of about 20 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
0b1d6f1c42cfb888018a495934f4c821659ef155
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
19.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-30 21:51:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-20.28890, -173.94640

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19.8 km
Shallow
19.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa161.0 kmSW22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kao
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 132 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 153 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    70.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M4.72025-03-31 00:23:58 UTC34.0 km100 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M4.32025-03-31 01:47:48 UTC68.8 km122 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.42025-03-31 07:22:02 UTC111.2 km99 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.92025-03-31 13:20:43 UTC36.8 km103 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M4.92025-03-31 22:25:56 UTC49.2 km115 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M4.62025-04-01 07:37:29 UTC14.9 km66 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M4.92025-04-02 00:59:30 UTC25.3 km90 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M4.52025-04-05 04:19:10 UTC50.0 km117 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M5.12025-04-05 09:19:55 UTC52.3 km92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga M5.22025-04-29 19:16:35 UTC77.4 kmTonga Islands

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#7
Earlier events M≥432
Earlier events M≥510
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-03-30 12:18:50 UTC14.1 km61 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC6.1 km73 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC84.3 kmHaʻapai M6.22025-03-30 15:04:54 UTC12.3 km72 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M5.92025-03-30 15:33:49 UTC15.8 km53 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

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