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M5.2 Earthquake near Tonga Islands Region

UTC time: 2025-09-30 17:50:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Tonga Islands Region

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M5.2 Earthquake near Tonga Islands Region · 2025-09-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Tonga Islands Region · 2025-09-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On September 30, 2025 at 17:50 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Tonga Islands Region. 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
66f177c5cfcb26f875a5dc3ac6b083afc06d47bd
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 17:50:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-23.07000, -175.15000
Temperature
20.1°C

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'alofa215.0 kmN22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

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#9
Earlier events M≥452
Earlier events M≥527
Compared since2025-01-13

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.02025-08-23 00:11:01 UTC140.8 kmSouth of Tonga Islands [Sea: Tonga] M6.02025-05-25 10:49:53 UTC48.6 kmTonga Islands Region M6.02025-05-25 10:49:53 UTC66.7 kmTONGA REGION M6.02025-02-07 10:26:59 UTC138.4 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M5.72025-08-18 23:03:12 UTC144.1 kmSouth of Tonga Islands [Sea: Tonga]

Stats (last 24h)

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Country (24h)
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