M4.7 earthquake 120 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 120 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Apr 29, 2024, 6:56 PM GMT+13 (05:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-04-29 05:56:40 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.730° S, 173.869° 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 8.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 89°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6174 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 865 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 5.0130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 860 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 851 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6169 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 837 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mutn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.