M4.2 earthquake 116 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 116 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 1:58 AM GMT+13 (12:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 134 km ESE 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-12-11 12:58:42 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.323° S, 174.551° 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 7.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 125°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ph20. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:58 AM UTC.