Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 61 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jan 18, 2024, 9:32 PM GMT+13 (08:32 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 133 km NNE 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
2024-01-18 08:32:34 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.408° S, 173.884° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.2107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 988 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 982 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 4.697 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 978 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.0116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 976 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.795 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 975 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.298 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 968 days ago · 170 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.5123 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 966 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.278 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 964 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.675 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 964 days ago · 82 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 4.3120 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 4.5101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 960 days ago · 25 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.6102 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 958 days ago · 174 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 5.1133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 942 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  14. 4.7112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 936 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 4.491 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 935 days ago · 274 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.5134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 933 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.426 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 991 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 4.7118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 995 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 4.4125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 996 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.234 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 1001 days ago · 89 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.4115 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1007 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 5.2134 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1009 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.588 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.3107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1010 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.699 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1011 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.191 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 1016 days ago · 176 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 5.4102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 1017 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ltr6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 PM UTC.