Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 91 km E of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 91 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 3, 2024, 2:08 PM GMT+13 (01:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 92 km NE 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
2024-09-03 01:08:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.950° S, 172.943° 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 6.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.497 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 759 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.892 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 757 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.4124 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 755 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.2118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 743 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.760 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 733 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5161 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 722 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 720 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.6102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.2122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 4.0108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 706 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.487 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 772 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.343 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 773 days ago · 73 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 781 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.1107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 783 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.9115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 789 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nxaj. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:23 AM UTC.