M5.2 earthquake 97 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 97 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Sep 1, 2016, 11:14 PM GMT+13 (10:14 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
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-09-01 10:14:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.030° S, 175.525° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.037 · 239 stations |
| 5.34 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt on Tongatapu.
From the USGS event page for us10006j9k. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 8.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 133
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006j9k (also filed as iscgem609581705). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.