Tonga earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 3:08 PM GMT+13 (02:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mww), moderate
Local time: Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 3:08 PM GMT+13
UTC: 2019-07-05 02:08:23 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 14.788° S, 173.451° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Oblique normal
Moment magnitude: 5.3 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 5°, dip 27°, rake -131°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 229°, dip 70°, rake -71°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 8.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 79°
Stations used: 73

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Apia, SamoaPopulation 40,407. Forecast210 kmWSW

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004akl (also filed as iscgem616043024). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.