M4.3 earthquake 188 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 188 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Oct 15, 2024, 4:49 PM GMT-12 (04:49 UTC), 252 km (157 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-10-16 04:49:29 UTC
- Depth
- 251.9 km (156.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.348° S, 175.125° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 14.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9132 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 711 days ago · 230 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.1148 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 683 days ago · 169 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.2196 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 680 days ago · 247 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.3170 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000nyyv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:29 PM UTC.