M4.6 earthquake 115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Jun 19, 2019, 11:59 AM GMT-12 (23:59 UTC), 259 km (161 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-19 23:59:51 UTC
- Depth
- 259.5 km (161.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.895° S, 174.876° 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, 5.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 68°
- Stations used
- 106
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.830 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 118 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.8130 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2622 days ago · 314 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.819 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600043fs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:11 AM UTC.