Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 151 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 151 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Oct 11, 2024, 2:23 AM GMT+13 (13:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-10 13:23:11 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.317° S, 172.723° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.271 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.7136 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 4.3146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.3152 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 709 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 5.7130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 709 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 5.4133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 688 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.4130 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 681 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 4.4114 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 674 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 5.0127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.2132 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 4.5147 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 724 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.799 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.1173 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 725 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 5.391 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 727 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.9169 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 4.6124 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 729 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.7146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 4.7164 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 730 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 4.7142 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.7141 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 4.573 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.3142 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 6.6125 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 732 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3 · tsunami flag

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000np10. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.