Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 4:50 AM GMT+13 (15:50 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-11 15:50:30 UTC
Depth
25.2 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
14.891° S, 173.295° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4119 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3034 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 5.3117 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3033 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  3. 4.683 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3019 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 4.878 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3011 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 4.256 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3008 days ago · 90 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3007 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.8136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2999 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.690 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2986 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.393 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2978 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 5.0Samoa Islands region · 3040 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.586 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3044 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 5.4133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 5.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3046 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.599 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3047 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 4.7140 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3059 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 4.567 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3059 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 5.2130 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3061 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000erkn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC.