Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 94 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 94 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 29, 2024, 11:02 AM GMT+13 (22:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-28 22:02:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.130° S, 173.583° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
136

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 850 days ago · 40 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 61 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 840 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 836 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 833 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 833 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 828 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 4.3115 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 823 days ago · 184 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.222 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 821 days ago · 106 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 815 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 815 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.580 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 808 days ago · 99 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 77 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 867 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.385 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 870 days ago · 138 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mnmx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.