5.0 Earthquake - 299 km W of Neiafu, Tonga

"The closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Neiafu, a town with 3,800 inhabitants in Tonga, in 299 km (186 mi) distance east of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Samoa, Apia, 724 km (450 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt." VD