Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 91 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 91 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Feb 14, 2015, 12:16 PM GMT+14 (22:16 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-02-13 22:16:01 UTC
Depth
77.4 km (48.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
16.771° S, 173.916° 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 11.8 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.555 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.684 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4234 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.4147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 89 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.443 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4214 days ago · 255 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.6138 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4213 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.6113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 4202 days ago · 82 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.281 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4199 days ago · 139 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.3106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 102 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.5102 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.7115 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4259 days ago · 66 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.5146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4260 days ago · 108 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.243 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4269 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.341 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4276 days ago · 69 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.620 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4279 days ago · 95 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tqbl. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.