Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 9:46 PM GMT-12 (09:46 UTC), 35 km (22 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
2024-06-11 09:46:11 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.050° S, 173.445° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
25

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 841 days ago · 140 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 87 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.2172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.0156 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 159 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.4151 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.6133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 816 days ago · 85 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.7141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 126 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.5113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 805 days ago · 75 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 4.995 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.5136 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 797 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 4.7123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 792 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.8177 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 785 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.398 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 864 days ago · 111 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n8au. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC.