M5.0 earthquake 202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 11:42 AM GMT+14 (21:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 212 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2016-11-28 21:42:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.163° S, 175.025° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5268 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3591 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.9164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.6164 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.6165 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3581 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.6131 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3576 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.1212 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3576 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007czq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.