M5.1 earthquake 21 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 21 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga on Tue, Oct 1, 2024, 9:23 PM GMT+13 (08:23 UTC), 61 km (38 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 71 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-01 08:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 61.1 km (37.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.558° S, 174.304° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 4
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 13.5 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 69°
- Stations used
- 40
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.684 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 729 days ago · 110 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.469 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.271 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.050 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 698 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.826 km NE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nhee. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.