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M5.0 earthquake south of Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck south of Tonga at Jul 29, 2026, 20:53 UTC, at a depth of 10 km.

Details

Magnitude5.0 mb
TimeJul 29, 2026, 20:53 UTC
Depth10.0 km
Coordinates-24.675, -175.255
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 Tonga9 km / 5 midepth 10 km
4.4south of Tonga21 km / 13 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga19 km / 12 midepth 10 km
5.1south of Tonga16 km / 10 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga19 km / 12 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga16 km / 10 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga16 km / 10 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga35 km / 22 midepth 10 km
4.3south of Tonga92 km / 57 midepth 35 km
4.6south of Tonga42 km / 26 midepth 10 km
4.8south of Tonga28 km / 17 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga55 km / 34 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga16 km / 10 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga10 km / 6 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga14 km / 9 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga9 km / 6 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga56 km / 35 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga13 km / 8 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga20 km / 12 midepth 10 km
5.1south of Tonga3 km / 2 midepth 10 km
4.3south of Tonga39 km / 24 midepth 10 km
5.0south of Tonga2 km / 1 midepth 10 km
4.5south of Tonga27 km / 17 midepth 10 km
4.6south of Tonga66 km / 41 midepth 10 km
4.4south of Tonga71 km / 44 midepth 30 km

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