M4.9 earthquake 124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 17, 2019, 1:35 AM GMT+13 (12:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-16 12:35:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.122° S, 174.580° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.571 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 259 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.664 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600041e2 (also filed as iscgem615955537). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.