Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 97 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, May 31, 2024, 4:13 PM GMT+13 (03:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-05-31 03:13:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.443° S, 173.055° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 849 days ago · 40 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 839 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.6134 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 834 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 832 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 827 days ago · 71 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.7149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 818 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.5127 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 811 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  2. 5.094 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 858 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.589 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 862 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 866 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.6149 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 873 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.478 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 878 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mp4g. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:57 AM UTC.