M4.5 earthquake 75 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 75 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 2:34 PM GMT+13 (01:34 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 94 km NE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-11 01:34:49 UTC
- Depth
- 63.1 km (39.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.284° S, 173.941° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 13.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 160°
- Stations used
- 14
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.794 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2574 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.985 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 73 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.4103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 5.690 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8138 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2563 days ago · 253 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.8132 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.586 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2527 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.280 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2517 days ago · 110 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005l09. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.