M4.5 earthquake 121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Jun 5, 2024, 10:09 AM GMT+13 (21:09 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-06-04 21:09:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.602° S, 173.816° 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 5.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 14
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4109 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 843 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.1126 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 830 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 4.5115 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 826 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.077 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 799 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000mrra. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:51 PM UTC.