Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 124 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 124 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Sep 9, 2024, 6:05 PM GMT+13 (05:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 60 km SSE of Hihifo, 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
2024-09-09 05:05:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.512° S, 172.786° 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 7.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
125°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4112 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 754 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.760 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 733 days ago · 71 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.583 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 722 days ago · 57 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.5161 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 721 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 4.6102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.2122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.6183 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 711 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.4166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.3113 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.685 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 701 days ago · 38 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 4.497 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 758 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.291 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 761 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.343 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 772 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.4133 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 777 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 780 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ny2u. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.