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M4.6 Earthquake near 38 km W of Pangai, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-01-16 02:17:53 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
105.0 km
Source
USGS

38 km W of Pangai, Tonga

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 38 km W of Pangai, Tonga on January 16, 2025 at 02:17 UTC. At around 105 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
c6eb8f2d84bf8b029d17c4b73b22556fa9ef2410
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
105.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-16 02:17:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-19.86540, -174.71400

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 105 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 105 km
Intermediate
105 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kao
    Distance: 38 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 39 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 89 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 97 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai
    Distance: 104 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 114 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Tonga

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    40.2 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.

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