M4.4 earthquake 152 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 152 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Dec 19, 2024, 10:02 AM GMT-12 (22:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 142 km ESE 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
- 2024-12-19 22:02:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.261° S, 172.595° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8106 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 5.0142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 606 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000phjd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.