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M5.1 earthquake south of Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of Tonga at Jul 29, 2026, 20:52 UTC, at a depth of 10 km.

Details

Magnitude5.1 mb
TimeJul 29, 2026, 20:52 UTC
Depth10.0 km
Coordinates-24.687, -175.280
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.9south of Tonga6 km / 4 midepth 10 km
4.4south of Tonga22 km / 14 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga17 km / 11 midepth 10 km
5.1south of Tonga15 km / 9 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga21 km / 13 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga13 km / 8 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga15 km / 9 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga34 km / 21 midepth 10 km
4.3south of Tonga92 km / 57 midepth 35 km
4.6south of Tonga43 km / 27 midepth 10 km
4.8south of Tonga29 km / 18 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga57 km / 35 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga15 km / 9 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga10 km / 6 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga12 km / 7 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga9 km / 6 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga58 km / 36 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga10 km / 6 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga19 km / 12 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga3 km / 2 midepth 10 km
4.3south of Tonga36 km / 23 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga1 km / 1 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga26 km / 16 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga69 km / 43 midepth 10 km
4.4south of Tonga68 km / 42 midepth 30 km

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.