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M4.6 Earthquake near TONGA

UTC time: 2025-07-24 16:58:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
86.1 km
Source
EMSC

TONGA

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near TONGA on July 24, 2025 at 16:58 UTC. At around 86 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
48fc678073fdd4f45f59ad601fc05d6794053b85
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
86.1 km
UTC time
2025-07-24 16:58:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-16.24390, -173.91140
Temperature
25.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 86.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 86.1 km
Intermediate
86.1 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tafahi
    Distance: 47 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 546 m ·Tonga
  • Curacoa
    Distance: 74 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -33 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Tonga
  • Niuatahi
    Distance: 98 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -1'270 m ·Tonga
  • Tafu-Maka
    Distance: 103 km ·Fissure vent ·Elevation: -1'400 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Tonga
  • West Mata
    Distance: 128 km ·Fissure vent(s) ·Elevation: -1'174 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Tonga
  • Niuafo'ou
    Distance: 197 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 260 m ·Last eruption: 1946 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Kuini Lavenia AirportTonga · NTT · NFTP
    32.3 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

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

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