M4.6 earthquake 95 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 95 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 4:14 AM GMT+13 (15:14 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-30 15:14:11 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.553° S, 173.151° 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 7.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.575 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2982 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2111 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2976 days ago · 135 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fy5c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC.