Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 55 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 6:50 AM GMT+13 (17:50 UTC), 83 km (51 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 24 km SSW 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
2024-10-23 17:50:14 UTC
Depth
82.6 km (51.3 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.398° S, 174.035° 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 11.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
21

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.324 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 710 days ago · 96 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 4.654 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 709 days ago · 116 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.3112 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 708 days ago · 292 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.3113 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.685 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 701 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.451 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 694 days ago · 49 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 4.017 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 688 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 5.1148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 683 days ago · 169 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.387 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 676 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.961 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 669 days ago · 188 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.470 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 660 days ago · 91 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 4.311 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 658 days ago · 97 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.583 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 722 days ago · 57 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.6111 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 724 days ago · 227 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 4.760 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 733 days ago · 71 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nrd6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.