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M5.3 Earthquake near 81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-01-10 01:34:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
11.9 km
Source
USGS

81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

Map

M5.3 Earthquake near 81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2025-01-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2025-01-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 10, 2025 at 01:34 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near 81 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
a558c9eb214dbf62e95971910e2300584ddb7943
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
11.9 km
UTC time
2025-01-10 01:34:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-19.61610, -175.09990

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.9 km
Shallow
11.9 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'alofa169.4 kmS22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kao
    Distance: 11 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 15 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    81.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours0
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M4.62025-01-16 02:17:53 UTC49.0 km38 km W of Pangai, Tonga M4.62025-01-18 20:32:35 UTC9.9 km79 km W of Pangai, Tonga M4.42025-01-20 23:39:10 UTC132.3 km175 km NW of Houma, Tonga M4.42025-01-22 16:48:18 UTC55.6 km132 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga M4.12025-01-29 11:10:23 UTC141.9 km218 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga M5.12025-02-03 10:31:54 UTC90.3 km70 km SSW of Pangai, 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

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