M4.9 earthquake 127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 127 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 20, 2024, 6:27 AM GMT-12 (18:27 UTC), 110 km (68 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-02-20 18:27:48 UTC
- Depth
- 110.1 km (68.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.036° S, 174.216° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 54°
- Stations used
- 107
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.572 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 948 days ago · 118 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.1167 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 917 days ago · 253 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.488 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 905 days ago · 117 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.7105 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 4.7122 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 958 days ago · 119 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.6127 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 959 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6132 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 963 days ago · 121 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.2111 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 967 days ago · 83 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.192 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 972 days ago · 83 km deep · 98 km away
- 5.1100 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 973 days ago · 84 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000m0ef. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.