M4.5 earthquake 211 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 211 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 7, 2019, 2:07 AM GMT+13 (13:07 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 262 km ENE 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
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-06 13:07:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.264° S, 172.355° 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 13.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 220°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2704 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.3201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2683 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.8262 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.7250 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.8227 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.6252 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003llj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.