Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 21, 2024, 11:56 AM GMT+13 (22:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 94 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-20 22:56:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.114° S, 173.384° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.528 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 859 days ago · 77 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  4. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 844 days ago · 61 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 826 days ago · 71 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 810 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 4.580 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 806 days ago · 99 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 871 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.521 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 892 days ago · 70 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n1ap. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.