M5.0 earthquake 206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 206 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Mar 7, 2024, 4:27 AM GMT+13 (15:27 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2024-03-06 15:27:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.245° S, 172.401° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 42
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5173 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 929 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.7161 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 920 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4249 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 904 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.2115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 883 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000migh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.