Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 13, 2024, 6:54 AM GMT+13 (17:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 125 km NE 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
2024-11-12 17:54:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.306° S, 173.077° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.017 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 688 days ago · 95 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.8125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 678 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  3. 4.5138 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 662 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.398 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 660 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.861 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 652 days ago · 71 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 4.569 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 4.5153 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 639 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 5.0100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 692 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.482 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 703 days ago · 87 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.0108 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 705 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.2122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.6102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nush. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.