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M5.0 Earthquake near 163 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-02-11 05:47:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

163 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

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M5.0 Earthquake near 163 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2025-02-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 163 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2025-02-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 163 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on February 11, 2025 at 05:47 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
269732041b979a8ef0b269711957418c385f7a74
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-11 05:47:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-22.69000, -175.59710

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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'alofa177.5 kmN22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.62025-02-13 02:30:50 UTC146.3 km26 km SSW of Houma, Tonga M4.52025-02-17 19:54:27 UTC91.3 km195 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.62025-02-19 13:50:11 UTC131.2 km150 km WSW of Houma, Tonga M5.02025-02-22 22:49:31 UTC126.6 km279 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.62025-02-24 16:24:04 UTC118.6 km223 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.82025-02-25 13:30:48 UTC51.0 km209 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.82025-02-26 14:54:05 UTC141.6 km268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.52025-02-26 17:41:56 UTC56.8 km215 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M5.02025-02-28 00:54:30 UTC126.5 km268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.12025-02-28 07:10:37 UTC137.8 km71 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.72025-03-03 05:57:27 UTC88.3 km241 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga M4.42025-03-03 06:01:26 UTC47.9 km181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

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.

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