M5.0 earthquake 50 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 50 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Tue, Nov 5, 2024, 1:31 PM GMT+13 (00:31 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 14 km NW of Fangale’ounga, 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
- 2024-11-05 00:31:17 UTC
- Depth
- 44.1 km (27.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.185° S, 174.065° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 98
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.826 km NE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 687 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.114 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 666 days ago · 62 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
- 5.0105 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4117 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 651 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5123 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 642 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000npz0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:22 PM UTC.