Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 151 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Apr 27, 2024, 12:09 PM GMT-12 (00:09 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-04-28 00:09:01 UTC
Depth
106.2 km (66.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.339° S, 174.390° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 9.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
14

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.691 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 884 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.4160 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 875 days ago · 209 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.061 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 873 days ago · 109 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.398 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 865 days ago · 111 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 5.1137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 849 days ago · 202 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.2176 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 843 days ago · 121 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.2116 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 842 days ago · 140 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.488 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 906 days ago · 117 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.3182 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 911 days ago · 241 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 5.674 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 912 days ago · 115 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  4. 4.582 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 913 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 4.3196 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 914 days ago · 253 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.1167 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 918 days ago · 253 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mwqp. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.