M4.2 earthquake 88 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 88 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 7:13 PM GMT+14 (05:13 UTC), 106 km (66 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 154 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-06 05:13:36 UTC
- Depth
- 106.3 km (66.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.736° S, 173.952° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006bhn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:03 AM UTC.