Tonga earthquakes

M5.3 earthquake 91 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 91 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Oct 7, 2024, 6:51 PM GMT+13 (05:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-07 05:51:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.953° S, 173.174° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1173 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.799 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 4.5147 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.4151 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.271 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.7136 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 716 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.3146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.693 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 712 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.3152 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 5.7130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 709 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 5.4133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 689 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.4130 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 682 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.4114 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 675 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 5.0127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 668 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 4.9169 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.6124 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.7146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.7164 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.7142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 733 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.7141 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 733 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.573 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 733 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 4.3142 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 733 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 6.6125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 733 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nx0s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 PM UTC.