Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 22 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jul 6, 2024, 7:20 AM GMT+13 (18:20 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 95 km SSW 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
2024-07-05 18:20:27 UTC
Depth
105.7 km (65.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.871° S, 173.992° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 8.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.580 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 807 days ago · 99 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.995 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.343 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 771 days ago · 73 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.487 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 770 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.493 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.3115 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 821 days ago · 184 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 826 days ago · 71 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.359 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 827 days ago · 176 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 4.691 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 831 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.628 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 833 days ago · 149 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 837 days ago · 87 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.365 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 242 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.595 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 844 days ago · 61 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 4.5117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 844 days ago · 249 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.6103 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 848 days ago · 40 km deep · 95 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mytp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC.