Tonga earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 95 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 95 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 9, 2019, 12:05 PM GMT+13 (23:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
2019-04-08 23:05:53 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.596° S, 172.985° 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 7.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 6.0121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2726 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  2. 4.594 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2718 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.9104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2716 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 4.6142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.6105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.5104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2708 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 4.295 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 5.1103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.5128 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2677 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.4104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 5.2103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2729 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.535 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2730 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 5.2139 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2733 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.7142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2747 days ago · 100 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.682 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2749 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 4.3100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2751 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kcm3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.