Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 41 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 41 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 15, 2018, 4:28 AM GMT+14 (14:28 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 103 km NE 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
2018-01-14 14:28:20 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.661° S, 173.563° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3179 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 4.8100 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3178 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.4115 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3176 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.3Tonga · 3175 days ago · 117 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.4Samoa Islands region · 3169 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.479 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3167 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 5.1103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3156 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 4.974 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3149 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 4.580 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3148 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4125 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3137 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.982 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3136 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 5.093 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3133 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 4.873 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3129 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.697 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3123 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 4.222 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3197 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 4.5126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3202 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.443 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3203 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 5.5113 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3204 days ago · 38 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.520 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 3206 days ago · 127 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.7103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3208 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.9110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3212 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.648 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3213 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cpwf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.