M5.0 earthquake 157 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 157 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jul 26, 2016, 1:02 PM GMT-11 (00:02 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-07-27 00:02:43 UTC
- Depth
- 12.3 km (7.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.585° S, 172.489° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 33°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0184 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3716 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.8138 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3693 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4115 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3682 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 3680 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.497 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 3674 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006hz7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.