M 5.4 in Tonga on 11 May 2025 22:04 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1481384
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: -20.4503 , -174.1258
Event Date: 11 May 2025 22:04 UTC
11 May 2025 10:04 Local
Exposed Population: 10 thousand in MMI&>=III
Inserted at: 12 May 2025 01:12 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Tonga)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000pyqf Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, May 14 5/14/2025 3:45:00 PM.

NEW DELHI -- Government forces killed 31 Naxals during an operation in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, federal home minister Amit Shah said Wednesday. The anti-Naxal operation was carried out by the joint contingents of police and
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6.4-magnitude quake hits 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga: USGS 5/14/2025 11:54:00 AM.

Hong Kong, May 14 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga at 04:15:38 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 243.1 km, was initially determined to be at 18.72 d
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6.4-magnitude quake hits Tonga 5/14/2025 11:54:00 AM.

Suva, May 14 (UNI) A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted 137 km West of Neiafu, Tonga at 17:15 local time (0415 GMT) on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The epicenter, w
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6.4-magnitude quake hits 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga -- USGS 5/14/2025 6:47:00 AM.

HONG KONG, May 14 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 jolted 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga at 04:15:38 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 243.1 km, was initially determined to be at 1
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),