Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 86 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 86 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 4, 2018, 7:56 PM GMT+13 (06:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 117 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

Apia forecastMore in Tonga

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-04 06:56:09 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.256° S, 173.442° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0Samoa Islands region · 3038 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.5129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3035 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4119 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3032 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 5.3117 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3031 days ago · 55 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 9
  5. 4.9124 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3021 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.683 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3017 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.878 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3009 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.256 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3006 days ago · 90 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3005 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.8136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2997 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.623 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2994 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.690 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2984 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 5.4133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 5.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.599 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3045 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.7140 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3057 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.567 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3057 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.2130 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3059 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000elaf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.