Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 11 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 4:55 PM GMT+13 (03:55 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 74 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-15 03:55:56 UTC
Depth
97.0 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.864° S, 173.855° 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 14.9 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
17

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. 4.861 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 652 days ago · 71 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.278 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 645 days ago · 101 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.569 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 5.174 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 631 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.392 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 626 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.589 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 171 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.523 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 100 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 4.681 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 614 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.698 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.585 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 605 days ago · 43 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.398 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 660 days ago · 46 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.470 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 660 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.961 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 669 days ago · 188 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.387 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 676 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.017 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 688 days ago · 95 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ph77. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.