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M5.1 Earthquake near 92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-04-05 09:19:55 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga

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M5.1 Earthquake near 92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 2025-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 2025-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near 92 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on April 5, 2025 at 09:19 UTC. 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
cc498a7cf15ac01ba74fb3aac407a3bf2f70d88f
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-05 09:19:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-20.06840, -173.50420

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'alofa212.9 kmSW22'400

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kao
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'009 m ·Last eruption: 1847 ·Tonga
  • Tofua
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 515 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Lateiki
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 43 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·Tonga
  • Home Reef
    Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -10 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Tonga
  • Late
    Distance: 185 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 540 m ·Last eruption: 1854 ·Tonga
  • Fonuafo'ou
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -17 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·Tonga

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Lifuka Island AirportTonga · HPA · NFTL
    93.3 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 eventM5.2
M5.22025-04-29 19:16:35 UTC120.7 kmTonga Islands

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#7
Earlier events M≥441
Earlier events M≥511
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 UTC65.8 km61 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC51.1 km73 km SE of Pangai, Tonga M7.02025-03-30 12:18:49 UTC133.4 kmHaʻapai M6.22025-03-30 15:04:54 UTC63.4 km72 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga M5.92025-03-30 15:33:49 UTC62.7 km53 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

Stats (last 24h)

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