M4.5 earthquake 85 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 85 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Sep 20, 2024, 12:45 PM GMT+13 (23:45 UTC), 112 km (70 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 132 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-09-19 23:45:59 UTC
- Depth
- 112.3 km (69.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.006° S, 174.431° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 75°
- Stations used
- 51
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.038 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 742 days ago · 127 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.3117 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 723 days ago · 237 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 710 days ago · 230 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nt6a. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC.