M5.3 earthquake 113 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 113 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Feb 16, 2019, 3:40 AM GMT+14 (13:40 UTC), 296 km (184 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-02-15 13:40:52 UTC
- Depth
- 295.6 km (183.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.713° S, 174.825° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 59°, dip 43°, rake -60°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 201°, dip 54°, rake -115°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.2 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 101
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.664 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2771 days ago · 100 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.963 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2758 days ago · 41 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jif6 (also filed as iscgem614785338). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:04 AM UTC.