Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 141 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 14, 2024, 6:47 AM GMT-12 (18:47 UTC), 126 km (78 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
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-07-14 18:47:23 UTC
Depth
126.1 km (78.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.185° S, 174.159° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
89

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1146 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 811 days ago · 115 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 4.5113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 805 days ago · 75 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.995 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.0138 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 766 days ago · 103 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 4.4165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 760 days ago · 210 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 4.7106 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 757 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.6133 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 816 days ago · 85 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.4151 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 827 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.0156 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 829 days ago · 159 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 5.868 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 838 days ago · 87 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 842 days ago · 140 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mz8d. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC.