M4.9 earthquake 60 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 60 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jan 14, 2009, 6:18 PM GMT-11 (05:18 UTC), 69 km (43 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-01-15 05:18:27 UTC
- Depth
- 68.7 km (42.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.502° S, 173.802° 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 usp000gsm2. 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
- 72°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6116 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6457 days ago · 47 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.758 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6455 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.877 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 6450 days ago · 95 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.674 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6447 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.9100 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 6441 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gsm2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.