Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 6:44 PM GMT+13 (05:44 UTC), 92 km (57 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 94 km NNE 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
2024-04-16 05:44:05 UTC
Depth
92.2 km (57.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.404° S, 173.716° 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 6.1 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.598 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 894 days ago · 153 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.521 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 893 days ago · 70 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 4.385 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 868 days ago · 138 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.053 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 224 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 859 days ago · 77 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 844 days ago · 61 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 5.4127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.2113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 908 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.314 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 919 days ago · 55 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.174 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 926 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mtic. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:56 PM UTC.