M5.0 earthquake 104 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 104 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 9:07 AM GMT+13 (20:07 UTC), 277 km (172 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2023-11-23 20:07:34 UTC
- Depth
- 276.9 km (172.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.923° S, 174.771° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 44°
- Stations used
- 82
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.191 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1014 days ago · 176 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.234 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 999 days ago · 89 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000lqcc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.