Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 204 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 204 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Feb 28, 2024, 7:12 AM GMT+13 (18:12 UTC), 273 km (169 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-02-27 18:12:41 UTC
Depth
272.6 km (169.4 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
19.039° S, 176.120° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4181 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 947 days ago · 207 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.3137 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 929 days ago · 157 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.2162 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 929 days ago · 216 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 4.3166 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 921 days ago · 227 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 4.8155 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 5.3171 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 5.2164 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.8169 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.8161 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 4.6165 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.5186 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 4.4184 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 918 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.8165 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 5.5163 km NNW of Houma, Tonga · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.8136 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 907 days ago · 199 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 4.8169 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 903 days ago · 236 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 5.4172 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 894 days ago · 232 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 4.9161 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 890 days ago · 227 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 4.5201 km WNW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga · 973 days ago · 169 km deep · 23 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000mg4k. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.