Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 34 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 34 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jan 25, 2019, 6:21 PM GMT+14 (04:21 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-01-25 04:21:30 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.698° S, 173.607° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.059 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2802 days ago · 93 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 5.3119 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2798 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.2128 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2793 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.699 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2790 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 5.198 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2787 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 4.7131 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2778 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.7102 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2775 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.664 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2771 days ago · 100 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.557 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2760 days ago · 100 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.963 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2758 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2751 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2749 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 4.977 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2803 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 5.0100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2804 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.9117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2806 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.625 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 4.4116 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 4.881 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2811 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 4.5100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2811 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 5.1104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8ne. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:40 AM UTC.