M4.9 earthquake 130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 7, 2018, 3:14 AM GMT+14 (13:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 89 km NNE 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-11-06 13:14:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.197° S, 172.866° 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, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.092 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2881 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.539 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2877 days ago · 51 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.189 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2869 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.3141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 2867 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.6Tonga · 2854 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.7119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2852 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.5106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 36 km deep · 62 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hrmc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.