M5.1 earthquake 226 km SW of Houma, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 226 km SW of Houma, Tonga on Fri, Jun 14, 2024, 6:12 AM GMT+13 (17:12 UTC), 125 km (77 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-06-13 17:12:53 UTC
- Depth
- 124.6 km (77.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 22.764° S, 176.670° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 13 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 reverse
- Moment magnitude
- 5.1 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 73°, dip 28°, rake 144°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 196°, dip 74°, rake 67°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.5 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 75
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4187 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 822 days ago · 113 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.3232 km SSW of Houma, Tonga · 817 days ago · 154 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6264 km SW of Houma, Tonga · 800 days ago · 156 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ms7h (also filed as usauto7000ms7h). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.