Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 83 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 10:26 AM GMT+13 (21:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2018-06-29 21:26:03 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.238° S, 173.549° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.878 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3010 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.256 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3006 days ago · 90 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.5138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3005 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.8136 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2997 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.623 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2995 days ago · 60 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.690 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2984 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.393 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2976 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.9108 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2971 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  9. 4.6134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 5.1126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 4.6102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2964 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.6111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2962 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 4.8123 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2959 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 5.3117 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3032 days ago · 55 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 9
  2. 4.4119 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 3033 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.5129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3036 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 5.0Samoa Islands region · 3038 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.586 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3043 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 5.4133 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 5.8141 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.599 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 3046 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fxjz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.