Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 84 km S of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 4, 2015, 2:28 AM GMT+14 (12:28 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2015-03-03 12:28:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.716° S, 173.845° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 7.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 89 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.443 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4214 days ago · 255 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.6138 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4213 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 4.281 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4200 days ago · 139 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.490 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4189 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.689 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4186 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 4.6104 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 89 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.666 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4184 days ago · 112 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.5143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4183 days ago · 277 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 4.5Tonga · 4183 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.3104 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4182 days ago · 89 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.6140 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 4180 days ago · 92 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.555 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4251 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.691 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 77 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.3106 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 4252 days ago · 102 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 4.5102 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4256 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 4.7115 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4260 days ago · 66 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.5146 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4260 days ago · 108 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tvk9. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 PM UTC.