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M5.3 Earthquake near Tonga Islands

UTC time: 2025-07-13 17:58:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Tonga Islands

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M5.3 Earthquake near Tonga Islands · 2025-07-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Tonga Islands · 2025-07-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 13, 2025 at 17:58 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Tonga Islands. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
9e7bef2610476ac77fdf5536056468561c718263
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-13 17:58:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-18.76000, -175.04000
Temperature
25.9°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'alofa264.8 kmS22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Home Reef
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 41 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 18.3°S
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -40 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 110 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·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≥430
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-05-14 04:15:39 UTC30.2 kmTonga Islands M6.42025-05-14 04:15:38 UTC26.0 km137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga M6.42025-05-14 04:15:37 UTC28.9 kmTONGA M5.72025-06-28 04:17:07 UTC144.3 kmTonga Islands M5.32025-01-10 01:34:40 UTC95.4 km81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

Stats (last 24h)

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