M4.8 earthquake 188 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 188 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 4, 2024, 11:42 AM GMT+13 (22:42 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-06-03 22:42:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 14.965° S, 175.229° 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 14.1 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 107°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 249 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3115 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 822 days ago · 184 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mrj2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.