M4.4 earthquake 59 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 59 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 7, 2019, 4:07 AM GMT+13 (15:07 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 121 km S 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-06 15:07:45 UTC
- Depth
- 160.3 km (99.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.358° S, 174.169° 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 17.5 km horizontally, 29.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 227°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.2121 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2700 days ago · 94 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.6112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.490 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 118 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.6115 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 259 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.632 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2658 days ago · 146 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003llp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC.