Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 32 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 32 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, May 6, 2015, 2:53 PM GMT+13 (01:53 UTC), 115 km (72 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 51 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-05-06 01:53:00 UTC
Depth
115.1 km (71.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.758° S, 174.017° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 8.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.573 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 4.451 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4167 days ago · 67 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4167 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  4. 5.195 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4164 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 4154 days ago · 76 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 6.051 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4146 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 9
  7. 4.248 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4144 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 4.368 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4143 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.733 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4134 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.184 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4130 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.762 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4125 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 4.561 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4123 days ago · 118 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.239 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4117 days ago · 108 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.247 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 192 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 4.4102 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 4172 days ago · 211 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.0106 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 260 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 112 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.175 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 5.696 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4192 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4194 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 4.281 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4199 days ago · 139 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000299w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.