M4.5 earthquake 52 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 52 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Aug 19, 2024, 4:56 PM GMT+13 (03:56 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 136 km NNE 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
- 2024-08-19 03:56:19 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.176° S, 173.946° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.569 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 769 days ago · 58 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.585 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 744 days ago · 112 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.038 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 742 days ago · 127 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.2136 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 728 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nd90. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:16 PM UTC.