M4.9 earthquake 127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 127 km S of Lotofagā, Samoa on Fri, May 3, 2024, 10:06 AM GMT+13 (21:06 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-02 21:06:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.112° S, 172.064° W
- Region
- Samoa
- 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 13.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5151 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 872 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.9159 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 857 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mxgx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:56 AM UTC.