M5.0 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-07-06 03:07:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
33.0 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (-29.889, -176.223)

Map

M5.0 Earthquake · 2025-07-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake · 2025-07-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 6, 2025 at 03:07 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (-29.889, -176.223). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 33 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
afe6c1abb06ceba99a972cb9f47e5423ae631913
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
33.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-06 03:07:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-29.88900, -176.22300

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33 km
Shallow
33 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'alofa978.6 kmN22'400
Tauranga1115.5 kmSW161'000
Auckland1138.9 kmSW1'547'200

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 516 m ·Last eruption: 2006 ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 220 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 238 m ·Last eruption: -4360 ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 236 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 47 m ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -65 m ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -897 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·New Zealand
  • Distance: 357 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: -900 m ·New Zealand

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≥414
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-09

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

Strongest earlier events

Stats (last 24h)

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Country (24h)
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