M5.0 earthquake 178 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 178 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 13, 2025, 4:12 PM GMT-12 (04:12 UTC), 323 km (200 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
- 2025-01-14 04:12:22 UTC
- Depth
- 322.6 km (200.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.291° S, 175.425° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 28°
- Stations used
- 134
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5142 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 607 days ago · 253 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.595 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 573 days ago · 148 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pjvf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC.