M5.0 earthquake 161 km WNW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 161 km WNW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 7:37 PM GMT+13 (06:37 UTC), 224 km (139 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
- 2024-08-02 06:37:07 UTC
- Depth
- 223.6 km (138.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.880° S, 176.820° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 104
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4254 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 787 days ago · 484 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.0252 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 785 days ago · 462 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.0253 km WNW of Houma, Tonga · 744 days ago · 480 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nhi9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.