M4.2 earthquake 252 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 252 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jun 3, 2018, 8:32 AM GMT-12 (20:32 UTC), 396 km (246 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 220 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
- 2018-06-03 20:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 396.3 km (246.2 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 15.934° S, 176.158° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 10.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000ekhq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:59 AM UTC.