M4.5 earthquake 136 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 136 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jul 28, 2024, 10:44 PM GMT-12 (10:44 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 138 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-07-29 10:44:29 UTC
- Depth
- 23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.725° S, 173.134° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 131°
- Stations used
- 54
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8177 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 787 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.6201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 786 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.4133 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 778 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.552 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 777 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.1138 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 745 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nk59. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:39 AM UTC.