M4.9 earthquake 56 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 56 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jul 24, 2024, 6:31 AM GMT+13 (17:31 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 2024-07-23 17:31:58 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.024° S, 174.356° 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 10.8 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 79
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3106 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 774 days ago · 112 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.569 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 770 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000neyh. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.