Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 2:36 PM GMT-12 (02:36 UTC), 210 km (130 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-09-04 02:36:08 UTC
Depth
209.7 km (130.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.073° S, 174.825° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 757 days ago · 88 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.0124 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 756 days ago · 298 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.1193 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 743 days ago · 247 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.6111 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 724 days ago · 227 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.3188 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 718 days ago · 252 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 4.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 711 days ago · 230 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.0138 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 767 days ago · 103 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.6139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 779 days ago · 180 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.4162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 782 days ago · 219 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.1138 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 785 days ago · 184 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.4141 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 788 days ago · 203 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000npl8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.