Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Aug 8, 2024, 4:07 AM GMT+13 (15:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-07 15:07:46 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.167° S, 173.094° 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 9.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 783 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.6105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 773 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.5123 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.487 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 771 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.493 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 769 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.4125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 767 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 4.3101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 766 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.291 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 762 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.892 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 5.058 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 754 days ago · 49 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.499 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 752 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 4.6141 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 751 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 4.2118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.5105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 742 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 4.4105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 815 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 815 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nin2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.