M4.7 earthquake 24 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Aug 18, 2024, 10:59 PM GMT+13 (09:59 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2024-08-18 09:59:50 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.518° S, 175.099° 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 10.0 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nd3y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:12 AM UTC.