A magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga, was reported only 15 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 30. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Wednesday, July 29th, 2026, at 1:48 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.4 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Ta'anea (pop. 650) located 116 km from the epicenter, Leimatu'a (pop. 1,400) 119 km away, and Neiafu (pop. 3,800) 123 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 29, 2026 01:48 pm (GMT +13) local time (29 Jul 2026 00:48 GMT)Magnitude: 5.4Depth: 30.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 17.88°S / 173.15°W (Tonga)Primary data source: EMSC