M5.0 earthquake 130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, May 27, 2024, 10:47 AM GMT+13 (21:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2024-05-26 21:47:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.189° S, 173.708° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 102
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 4.6174 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 865 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.897 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 876 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.986 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 882 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7120 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 887 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.3115 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 889 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n15w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.