M4.4 earthquake 124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 14, 2019, 5:15 PM GMT+13 (04:15 UTC), 209 km (130 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 124 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-14 04:15:00 UTC
- Depth
- 208.5 km (129.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.143° S, 174.601° 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, 9.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.788 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.7100 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.9124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.571 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.6115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 259 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003qla. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.