Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, May 7, 2015, 5:02 AM GMT+13 (16:02 UTC), 6 km (4 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 16:02:28 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.169° S, 173.231° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.0 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4167 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 5.195 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4164 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 4154 days ago · 76 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 6.051 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4146 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.248 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4144 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.368 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4143 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 4.6102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4142 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 5.3121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4137 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.3111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4137 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 4.733 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4134 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 6.089 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 12
  12. 4.6119 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4133 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 4.8148 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 4131 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.762 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4125 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.561 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4123 days ago · 118 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.5122 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4117 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 4.5107 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4113 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 4.491 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.573 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4170 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 4.5110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4173 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.3117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 4.5111 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 87 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.5107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.7106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 5.696 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4192 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4194 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.6105 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4195 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.2112 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4196 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 6.3106 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4200 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 17

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100029ak. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.