Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 39 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 5:49 PM GMT+14 (03:49 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 89 km NNE 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
2018-11-12 03:49:27 UTC
Depth
51.4 km (31.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.630° S, 173.645° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.2 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.189 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2874 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 4.916 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2861 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 4.795 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2860 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.6Tonga · 2859 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.7119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2856 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.673 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2853 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.5106 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2839 days ago · 36 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.454 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2885 days ago · 126 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 5.092 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2885 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.9130 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 4.7100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2892 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.3127 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2892 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.6109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hudh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC.