Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 3:48 PM GMT+13 (02:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-06-13 02:48:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.101° S, 173.268° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
154°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.571 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 4.5137 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2656 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.3134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2645 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 4.551 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2636 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.664 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 4.896 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2622 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.6100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.7100 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.6107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.4104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.5128 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 5.1103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600043k7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.