Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Mar 12, 2024, 4:10 PM GMT+13 (03:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-12 03:10:29 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.136° S, 172.972° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 935 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.174 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 925 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.481 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 912 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.2113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 907 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 5.4127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.761 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 900 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.4139 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 891 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.9127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa · 884 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 5.1133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.5145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 952 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.7119 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 956 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 4.5101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 959 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 4.3120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 962 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 4.278 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m4ss. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.