Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 71 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 71 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Oct 17, 2024, 11:51 AM GMT+13 (22:51 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
5.2 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-16 22:51:12 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.120° S, 173.514° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
123

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7136 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.3146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.693 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.3152 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 709 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 5.7130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 708 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.4133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.826 km NE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.4130 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 680 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.4114 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 5.0127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.2132 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 665 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.4151 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 723 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.5147 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.799 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.391 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 726 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.6124 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.7146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 4.7142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.7141 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 4.573 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 6.6125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag
  11. 5.121 km N of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 732 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nz79. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC.