Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 91 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 91 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, May 4, 2024, 5:30 PM GMT+13 (04:30 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 68 km SSE 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
2024-05-04 04:30:02 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.773° S, 173.675° 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 6.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 883 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 878 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.398 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 864 days ago · 111 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 841 days ago · 140 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 87 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 149 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 4.0156 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 159 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.359 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 828 days ago · 176 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.4151 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.3151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 889 days ago · 106 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.7105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 32 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.488 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 905 days ago · 117 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 908 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mw9t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:17 AM UTC.