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M6.9 earthquake, Tonga, 2024-08-25

MagnitudeM6.9mww

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Depth96 km

Time (UTC)2024-08-25 23:29

Rank in 202412 / 99among M6+

Rank since 19002040 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×22approx.

75 km W of Pangai, Tonga · -19.81, -175.07

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2024-08-25	2024-08-25 23:30	99 km	65 km W of Pangai, Tonga

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

2006 M8.0M8.0

1903 M8.0M8.0

1950 M7.8M7.8

1913 M7.8M7.8

1948 M7.5M7.5

2026 M7.5M7.5

1962 M7.5M7.5

1921 M7.4M7.4

1937 M7.3M7.3

1907 M7.3M7.3

1906 M7.2M7.2

1910 M7.2M7.2

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.0 2024-07-29	2024-07-29 13:07	9 km	73 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
M6.6 2024-05-26	2024-05-26 20:47	137 km	70 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
M6.4 2024-01-18	2024-01-18 22:12	209 km	148 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
M6.2 2023-12-11	2023-12-11 06:33	248 km	174 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
M6.9 2023-07-02	2023-07-02 10:27	229 km	132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.0 2023-05-27	2023-05-27 00:11	222 km	Tonga
M6.3 2022-06-04	2022-06-04 13:07	237 km	129 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
M6.2 2022-01-27	2022-01-27 06:40	6 km	220 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.0 2021-09-07	2021-09-07 09:49	10 km	185 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga
M6.1 2021-05-07	2021-05-07 23:35	384 km	Fiji region

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.