Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 125 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Aug 29, 2024, 4:07 PM GMT+13 (03:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 58 km N of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-08-29 03:07:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.900° S, 173.378° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 13.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3101 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 765 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 4.892 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 756 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 5.058 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 753 days ago · 49 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.499 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 751 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 4.6141 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 750 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.2118 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 742 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.5105 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 741 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.4105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 728 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.493 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 768 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 4.487 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 770 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.5123 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.6105 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 772 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.1107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 782 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 4.9115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ngdp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.