Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 149 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 149 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jul 15, 2024, 11:05 PM GMT+13 (10:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 144 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-15 10:05:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.389° S, 172.476° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.7144 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 5.3154 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.7123 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 793 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4133 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 777 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.291 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 761 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.497 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.4124 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.4142 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.5127 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.3136 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 812 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.7149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 818 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.6134 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nfsx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.