M4.7 earthquake 200 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 200 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 3:17 AM GMT+14 (13:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 248 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-26 13:17:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.072° S, 172.315° 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 9.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.23
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.0248 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2712 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.5211 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2707 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2707 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k9ns. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.