Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jun 25, 2024, 7:45 PM GMT+13 (06:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 73 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-25 06:45:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.886° S, 173.839° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.754 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 821 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 5.268 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 816 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 5.077 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 799 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.945 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 798 days ago · 47 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 6.073 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 796 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.866 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 790 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.8118 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 784 days ago · 24 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.2103 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 780 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.684 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 779 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.4104 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 775 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.5121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 5.0130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 860 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n82d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.