Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 17, 2024, 11:12 PM GMT+13 (10:12 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-17 10:12:22 UTC
Depth
38.6 km (24.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.132° S, 173.012° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 10.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 826 days ago · 71 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 810 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.9115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.1107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 779 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  5. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n8f1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.