M4.3 earthquake 114 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 114 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jan 10, 2009, 11:34 AM GMT-11 (22:34 UTC), 179 km (111 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 96 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-01-10 22:34:12 UTC
- Depth
- 178.5 km (110.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.401° S, 174.694° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000gsfa. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 169°
- Stations used
- 34
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.466 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 6473 days ago · 81 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4150 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6457 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 5.796 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6457 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.990 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 6420 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gsfa. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC.