M5.2 earthquake 156 km WSW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 156 km WSW of Houma, Tonga on Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 1:55 AM GMT+13 (12:55 UTC), 172 km (107 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-28 12:55:53 UTC
- Depth
- 172.0 km (106.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 21.840° S, 176.636° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.08 · 15 stations |
| 5.2 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Oblique normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 20°, dip 68°, rake -134°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 269°, dip 48°, rake -30°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 136
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3216 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 877 days ago · 194 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.5203 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 871 days ago · 73 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.4104 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 847 days ago · 153 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mumi (also filed as usauto6000mumi). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.