M4.6 earthquake 183 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 183 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Oct 24, 2024, 9:02 AM GMT+13 (20:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 163 km E of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-23 20:02:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.468° S, 172.162° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4166 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 707 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.9163 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 693 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.5109 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 686 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nrd9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:44 PM UTC.