Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 117 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 10:43 PM GMT+14 (08:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from
ISC-GEM global catalog
Local time
UTC
2019-12-06 08:43:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.721° S, 174.871° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.656 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 130 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 6.0159 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.0151 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.8171 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4118 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2479 days ago · 178 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 4.2Tonga · 2461 days ago · 260 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.728 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2460 days ago · 116 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.1115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2452 days ago · 295 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.536 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2447 days ago · 108 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.4101 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2443 days ago · 166 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.4125 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2441 days ago · 296 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 4.678 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2439 days ago · 129 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.2Tonga · 2437 days ago · 262 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 4.6Tonga · 2433 days ago · 306 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 4.881 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2492 days ago · 60 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.5138 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2508 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.3144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 231 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem616998258. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.