M4.2 earthquake 95 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 95 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, May 14, 2019, 9:47 AM GMT+13 (20:47 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 150 km E 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-13 20:47:09 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.339° S, 173.000° 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 11.5 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 us70003p0r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.