Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 139 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 139 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Apr 25, 2024, 10:16 PM GMT+13 (09:16 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-25 09:16:52 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.784° S, 172.503° 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 4.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa · 885 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 878 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.6149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 4.5169 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 839 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 4.6134 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.5119 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 905 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.2113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 909 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 909 days ago · 39 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.481 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 913 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw0n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.