Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 98 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 98 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 22, 2024, 10:53 AM GMT-12 (22:53 UTC), 111 km (69 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 68 km SSE 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
2024-05-22 22:53:22 UTC
Depth
111.2 km (69.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.785° S, 174.137° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
13

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5123 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 256 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.2126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 846 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 4.2176 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 842 days ago · 121 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 842 days ago · 140 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.365 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 840 days ago · 242 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 839 days ago · 87 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 149 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.0156 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 830 days ago · 159 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.359 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 176 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.4151 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 827 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.6133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 817 days ago · 85 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 4.7141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 812 days ago · 126 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.1146 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 812 days ago · 115 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 4.5113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 806 days ago · 75 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.053 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 867 days ago · 224 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.2115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 884 days ago · 61 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.691 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 884 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.3151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 890 days ago · 106 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mntv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.