Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 4:17 PM GMT+13 (03:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-09 03:17:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.242° S, 173.041° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
68°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.4127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 903 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.761 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 900 days ago · 92 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 4.521 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 893 days ago · 70 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.4139 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 891 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 877 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 861 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  10. 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 855 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.481 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 912 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.314 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 919 days ago · 55 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.174 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 925 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 4.7112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 935 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 5.0126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 935 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mcvx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.