M5.1 earthquake 168 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 168 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Oct 10, 2016, 5:48 AM GMT+13 (16:48 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-10-09 16:48:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.820° S, 174.594° 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 8.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 79
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7160 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.5203 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3639 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.7Tonga region · 3619 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 5.0202 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3595 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007cyk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.