Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 34 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 34 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 8, 2024, 7:18 AM GMT+13 (18:18 UTC), 89 km (56 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 88 km W of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-01-07 18:18:56 UTC
Depth
89.3 km (55.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.014° S, 174.112° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.6 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.284 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 992 days ago · 121 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.426 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 990 days ago · 64 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.361 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 989 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.2111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 967 days ago · 83 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 4.298 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 966 days ago · 170 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.675 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 82 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.3117 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 962 days ago · 305 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 5.688 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 958 days ago · 222 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 4.6102 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 957 days ago · 174 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.572 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 947 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 4.191 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1014 days ago · 176 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000m41t. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.