M5.0 earthquake 175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 1:50 PM GMT+13 (00:50 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 2024-01-15 00:50:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.914° S, 175.131° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.5187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 986 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 5.0170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 984 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
Before
- 4.5181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.4170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 36 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.5180 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 5.5173 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 1015 days ago · 46 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m3ns. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.