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M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
359.0 km
Source
USGS

280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga

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M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 6, 2025 at 19:28 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga. The deep hypocenter at about 359 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
89b4c876adea29cea273be92c8ea3e9f4f095229
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
359.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-21.96360, -177.87080
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 359 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 359 km
Deep
359 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa291.0 kmE22'400

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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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-06-06 19:28:32 UTC13.1 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.82025-06-08 01:40:59 UTC120.5 kmFiji Islands Region M4.32025-06-08 01:41:01 UTC132.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-06-08 22:48:59 UTC89.9 kmFIJI REGION M5.02025-06-18 12:08:04 UTC137.3 kmFiji Islands Region M4.52025-06-23 18:01:56 UTC143.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:28 UTC129.1 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:29 UTC136.0 kmFiji region M4.92025-06-25 08:04:30 UTC144.5 kmFiji Islands Region M5.32025-06-25 08:11:15 UTC140.9 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.32025-06-25 08:11:17 UTC120.6 km282 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.52025-07-06 10:39:12 UTC110.4 kmFiji Islands Region

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#1
Earlier events M≥422
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-06-06 19:28:28 UTC0.0 km280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga M5.02025-04-05 21:23:34 UTC110.3 km211 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.72025-04-01 13:09:19 UTC134.6 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.72025-02-16 01:04:40 UTC63.7 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.72025-01-05 05:15:47 UTC142.3 kmFiji region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
607
Country (24h)
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