Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 80 km W of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 80 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 1, 2024, 9:44 PM GMT+13 (08:44 UTC), 201 km (125 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 121 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-01 08:44:38 UTC
Depth
200.9 km (124.8 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.860° S, 174.545° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6121 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 882 days ago · 288 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.385 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 869 days ago · 138 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.053 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 224 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 860 days ago · 77 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.5123 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 256 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 4.5117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 249 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.365 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 839 days ago · 242 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 149 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 832 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.359 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 828 days ago · 176 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 4.6131 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 892 days ago · 284 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.521 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 893 days ago · 70 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.598 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 895 days ago · 153 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 4.691 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 895 days ago · 121 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0116 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 912 days ago · 274 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mx9i. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.