Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 121 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 121 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, May 6, 2024, 6:42 AM GMT+13 (17:42 UTC), 288 km (179 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 188 km NW 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
2024-05-05 17:42:51 UTC
Depth
287.6 km (178.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.580° S, 174.858° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.385 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 870 days ago · 138 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.053 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 867 days ago · 224 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 77 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.8188 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.5117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 846 days ago · 249 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.365 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 840 days ago · 242 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 149 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 833 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.359 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 176 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.3115 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 823 days ago · 184 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.280 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 887 days ago · 201 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.6131 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 893 days ago · 284 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.598 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 896 days ago · 153 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.691 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 896 days ago · 121 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mwj2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.