M5.3 earthquake 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 26, 2015, 1:59 AM GMT+13 (12:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-06-25 12:59:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.519° S, 173.757° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 7.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 34°
- Stations used
- 113
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.285 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4115 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1102 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4109 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4100 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4108 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.2161 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4089 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 5.094 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 64 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 4.740 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4079 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002ljf. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.