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M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga

UTC time: 2025-06-06 19:28:28 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
359.0 km
Source
NNSN

280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga

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M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga · 2025-06-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.9 earthquake was recorded near 280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga on June 6, 2025 at 19:28 UTC. At roughly 359 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
f486d6a185a3a8ff149407fbd3bc5268b0232e68
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
359.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-06 19:28:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-21.96400, -177.87100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 359 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 359 km
Deep
359 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nuku'alofa291.0 kmE22'400

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Volcanoes nearby

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours6
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M5.92025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC0.0 km280 km WSW of Houma, Tonga M6.02025-06-06 19:28:31 UTC0.0 kmSOUTH OF FIJI ISLANDS M5.92025-06-06 19:28:32 UTC13.1 kmSouth of Fiji Islands M4.82025-06-08 01:40:59 UTC120.6 kmFiji Islands Region M4.32025-06-08 01:41:01 UTC132.6 kmFIJI REGION M4.32025-06-08 22:48:59 UTC89.9 kmFIJI REGION M5.02025-06-18 12:08:04 UTC137.4 kmFiji Islands Region M4.52025-06-23 18:01:56 UTC143.9 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:28 UTC129.1 kmFIJI REGION M4.52025-06-25 08:04:29 UTC136.0 kmFiji region M4.92025-06-25 08:04:30 UTC144.5 kmFiji Islands Region M5.32025-06-25 08:11:15 UTC140.9 kmSOUTH OF FIJI 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#1
Earlier events M≥421
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.02025-04-05 21:23:34 UTC110.3 km211 km SW of Houma, Tonga M4.72025-04-01 13:09:19 UTC134.6 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.72025-02-16 01:04:40 UTC63.7 kmsouth of the Fiji Islands M4.72025-01-05 05:15:47 UTC142.3 kmFiji region M4.62025-02-20 09:19:24 UTC136.0 km267 km SW of Houma, Tonga

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
651
Country (24h)
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