Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 113 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Apr 3, 2015, 5:27 PM GMT-12 (05:27 UTC), 82 km (51 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
2015-04-04 05:27:12 UTC
Depth
82.3 km (51.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
17.635° S, 174.114° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
90

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5143 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4183 days ago · 277 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.5Tonga · 4183 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.6140 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 4179 days ago · 92 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.591 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 4174 days ago · 131 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.6138 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 4213 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.441 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4218 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 4.4147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 89 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 4.678 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 4231 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001tvb. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:49 AM UTC.