Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 71 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 71 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 2:20 AM GMT+13 (13:20 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-06-17 13:20:56 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.312° S, 173.866° 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 12.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5137 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2656 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 5.3134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2645 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.551 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2636 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  6. 4.664 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2630 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.830 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2627 days ago · 118 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.819 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.6100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 4.746 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2603 days ago · 89 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.9124 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 4.4110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.7100 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.788 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.6107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 4.4104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 5.1103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600045r7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.