M4.3 earthquake 148 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 148 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 4:46 AM GMT+13 (15:46 UTC), 199 km (124 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 139 km NW 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-02 15:46:40 UTC
- Depth
- 198.9 km (123.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.059° S, 174.830° 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 8.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2135 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3030 days ago · 149 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.2123 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 3029 days ago · 249 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.4139 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3013 days ago · 167 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ehei. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.