M4.4 earthquake 134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Apr 23, 2024, 1:41 AM GMT-12 (13:41 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-23 13:41:24 UTC
- Depth
- 41.9 km (26.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.616° S, 173.324° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 9.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2115 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 883 days ago · 61 km deep · 87 km away
- 5.1115 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 853 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.2126 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 845 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.2172 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 835 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mv8t. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.