Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 99 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 99 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Dec 29, 2023, 8:09 PM GMT+13 (07:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2023-12-29 07:09:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.110° S, 173.465° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.588 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1008 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 5.2134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.4115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1005 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.6140 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1000 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 4.6141 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1000 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.4125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 994 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.7118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 993 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.426 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 990 days ago · 64 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.361 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 5.0124 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 4.2107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 986 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 980 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.697 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 5.0116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 974 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 4.795 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 973 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 4.278 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.675 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 962 days ago · 82 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 4.3120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 961 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 4.5101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 959 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 4.5145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 952 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 4.4126 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 5.4102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1015 days ago · 39 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1022 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 5.5104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1026 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  5. 5.0107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1026 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.679 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1029 days ago · 92 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1030 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 4.7104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1032 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m2qa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.