M4.6 earthquake 149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 15, 2024, 2:52 AM GMT+13 (13:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-14 13:52:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.031° S, 172.406° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 863 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
- 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 854 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.5169 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 4.6134 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.7149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 819 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n02i. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.