M5.4 earthquake 133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 133 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Nov 15, 2024, 9:41 PM GMT+13 (08:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-11-15 08:41:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.396° S, 172.991° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Strongest shaking
- III, weak shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- III, weak shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 0.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 6.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4130 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 681 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.4114 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 675 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.0127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 667 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.2132 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 666 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 4.3111 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 655 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.4141 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 654 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.8106 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 653 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.0105 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 652 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.566 km S of Neiafu, Tonga · 645 days ago · 56 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.5123 km ESE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.8136 km ENE of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 636 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.998 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 635 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.7104 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 633 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
Before
- 5.7130 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 709 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.3152 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 710 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.3146 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 714 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.7136 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 715 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 5.271 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 717 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nry3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.