Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 11:54 AM GMT+13 (22:54 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-03-12 22:54:13 UTC
Depth
25.5 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.047° S, 173.315° 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 7.0 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 931 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 4.174 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 925 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.314 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 919 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.2113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 907 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.4127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  6. 4.761 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 900 days ago · 92 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.521 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 892 days ago · 70 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 5.0126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 935 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 5.1133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 941 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.5145 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 952 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 4.5101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 959 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.3120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 961 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.675 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 82 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.278 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mjmc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.