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M5.5 Earthquake near TONGA

UTC time: 2025-05-11 22:04:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
30.0 km
Source
EMSC

TONGA

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M5.5 Earthquake near TONGA · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near TONGA · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On May 11, 2025 at 22:04 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near TONGA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 30 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
a8a60387370088186b830b88b9c058c6ef9ad64c
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
30.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 22:04:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
-20.48290, -173.83150
Temperature
26.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 30 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 30 km
Shallow
30 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'alofa159.9 kmSW22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tofua
    Distance: 153 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Kao
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 162 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Tofua Arc at 20.9°S
    Distance: 183 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -296 m ·Last eruption: 2017 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    94.8 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥441
Earlier events M≥513
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.02025-03-30 12:18:50 UTC32.3 km61 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC18.8 km73 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC97.8 kmHaʻapai M6.22025-03-30 15:04:54 UTC21.9 km72 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M5.92025-03-30 15:33:49 UTC38.7 km53 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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