M5.7 Earthquake near Tonga Islands

UTC time: 2025-06-28 04:17:07 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
235.0 km
Source
GFZ

Tonga Islands

Map

M5.7 Earthquake near Tonga Islands · 2025-06-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near Tonga Islands · 2025-06-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 28, 2025 at 04:17 UTC, a magnitude M5.7 earthquake occurred near Tonga Islands. At around 235 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
294122cd479cb2defd315f6c7aa962dae44ed0e0
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
235.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-28 04:17:07 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-19.86000, -175.77000
Temperature
25.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 235 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 235 km
Intermediate
235 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa153.8 kmSE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Distance: 74 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Distance: 87 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Distance: 113 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga
  • Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥428
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

Stats (last 24h)

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