M5.1 earthquake 148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 20, 2024, 6:44 AM GMT-12 (18:44 UTC), 169 km (105 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-11-20 18:44:13 UTC
- Depth
- 169.5 km (105.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.162° S, 174.404° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.086 · 13 stations |
| 5.1 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS, automatic first solution | First automatic solution · Preliminary |
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 12.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 95
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2196 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 680 days ago · 247 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3170 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.470 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 661 days ago · 91 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.278 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 646 days ago · 101 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000p6m3 (also filed as usauto6000p6m3). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.