Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 105 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 4:03 AM GMT+13 (15:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-29 15:03:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.167° S, 173.237° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2713 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.1103 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2691 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.5128 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2682 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.4104 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 4.6107 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.7100 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.4110 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2669 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2669 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.571 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 35 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 4.5137 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.6142 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2714 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.9104 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2721 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.594 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2723 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 6.0121 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2731 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  5. 5.295 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 5.2103 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2735 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.535 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2735 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 5.2139 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2738 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003igi. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.