Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, May 5, 2024, 4:33 AM GMT+13 (15:33 UTC), 61 km (38 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
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-04 15:33:50 UTC
Depth
61.3 km (38.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.843° S, 173.219° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 877 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.398 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 864 days ago · 111 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.2126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 841 days ago · 140 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 5.2172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.4151 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.691 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 883 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.4134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 894 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.7105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 32 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.5119 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 904 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.488 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 905 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 5.2113 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 908 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.481 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 912 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxra. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.