M5.0 earthquake 123 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 123 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Jul 1, 2017, 5:53 PM GMT+13 (04:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 76 km ENE of Kolonga, 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
- 2017-07-01 04:53:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.492° S, 173.769° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.176 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga · 3377 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.9101 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3363 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.681 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 3362 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9Tonga · 3337 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100095pp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.