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5.2 m earthquake felt in Tonga, no tsunami threat [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 15:36.  Updated on Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 21:07.

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt in Tonga at 2:33 pm this afternoon, 31 July.

The earthquake had a depth of 14 kilometers and was located 80 kilometers to the southeast of Nuku'alofaand 230 km south of Lifuka, Ha'apai.

The Tonga Meteorology Services has confirmed that there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake event.

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Correction: An earlier version of this story reported the time at 3:34 in error.

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