Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 93 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 93 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 4:37 AM GMT+14 (14:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-11 14:37:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.295° S, 173.245° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.593 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2509 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.4135 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 5.292 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  4. 4.881 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 2488 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.6108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2486 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 4.699 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2484 days ago · 86 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.9116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 4.679 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2474 days ago · 125 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.575 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2473 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 4.728 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2459 days ago · 116 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 110 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 5.280 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 5.8103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 43 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
  4. 4.586 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2527 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.3109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 4.9143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.5109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 5.9121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.8132 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 4.9155 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006a84. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.