M4.6 earthquake 139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 139 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Aug 17, 2024, 3:02 AM GMT+13 (14:02 UTC), 180 km (112 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-08-16 14:02:06 UTC
- Depth
- 179.7 km (111.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.918° S, 175.059° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 779 days ago · 224 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.3106 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 775 days ago · 112 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.569 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 770 days ago · 58 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.4165 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 761 days ago · 210 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.585 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 745 days ago · 112 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.1193 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 743 days ago · 247 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.3117 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 724 days ago · 237 km deep · 23 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nqq2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.