M4.3 earthquake 141 km E of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 141 km E of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 2:42 AM GMT+14 (12:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 141 km SE 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-30 12:42:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 15.961° S, 172.471° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
Earthquakes todayTonga earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006pfx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.