M4.2 earthquake 193 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 193 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 2, 2015, 12:54 AM GMT-12 (12:54 UTC), 347 km (215 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 237 km W 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-06-02 12:54:46 UTC
- Depth
- 346.6 km (215.4 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.653° S, 175.457° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.4 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3237 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 4139 days ago · 355 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.3168 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 4120 days ago · 313 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002pcd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM UTC.