M5.1 earthquake 111 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 111 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Jan 2, 2025, 2:11 PM GMT+13 (01:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-01-02 01:11:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.323° S, 173.878° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 102°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6118 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 638 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.465 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 635 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.687 km S of Pangai, Tonga · 635 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.093 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pgz5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.