Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Jan 24, 2024, 7:27 PM GMT+13 (06:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-24 06:27:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.879° S, 174.981° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6185 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 954 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.1135 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 930 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.5187 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 986 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 991 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 4.8166 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 5.0175 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.5181 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.4170 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 994 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.5180 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 5.4162 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ltec. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.