M5.2 earthquake Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in Tonga on Sun, Mar 5, 2023, 9:18 AM GMT+13 (20:18 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-03-04 20:18:07 UTC
- Depth
- 54.8 km (34.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.641° S, 173.279° 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 14.7 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.416 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1293 days ago · 96 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.3118 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 1292 days ago · 127 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5100 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1250 days ago · 144 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000jhd8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC.