M4.4 earthquake 162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Aug 13, 2024, 10:30 PM GMT+13 (09:30 UTC), 219 km (136 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 139 km NW 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
- 2024-08-13 09:30:18 UTC
- Depth
- 218.6 km (135.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.640° S, 175.101° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 779 days ago · 180 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.569 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 770 days ago · 58 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.4165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 761 days ago · 210 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.585 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 745 days ago · 112 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.1193 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 743 days ago · 247 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.3117 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 723 days ago · 237 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000njtm. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.