Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 13 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 13 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 10:06 AM GMT+13 (21:06 UTC), 39 km (24 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
2025-01-28 21:06:28 UTC
Depth
38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.535° S, 173.964° 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 12.2 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5110 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 581 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.953 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 640 days ago · 124 km deep · 57 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000p9p7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.