Tonga earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 47 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 47 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 12:29 AM GMT+13 (11:29 UTC), 71 km (44 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-06-29 11:29:54 UTC
Depth
70.8 km (44.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.613° S, 173.529° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.222 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 820 days ago · 106 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 4.3120 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 814 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.0112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 813 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.0137 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 810 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.580 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 807 days ago · 99 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 4.9115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.1107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.692 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 779 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.6105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.343 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 771 days ago · 73 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 4.487 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 770 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.493 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 4.5136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.4131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 833 days ago · 149 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.7123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 844 days ago · 61 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.676 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 4.473 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 852 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.697 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 856 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mx9a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.