- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 29, 2025 CE
- Location:
- 120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
- Magnitude:
- 5.1 mb
- Depth:
- 10 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 7
Other earthquake records of 2025 CE
- Myanmar (Burma), Thailand · Mw 7.7 · 3,815 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kunar, Nangarhar · Mw 6 · 2,205 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Mw 7.1 · 134 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu, Central Visayas · Mw 6.9 · 79 deaths
- Afghanistan, Northern · Mw 6.3 · 26 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao · Mw 7.4 · 10 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.1 - 120 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga (2025 CE) happen?
- April 29, 2025 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.