M4.6 earthquake 32 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 32 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Jun 21, 2019, 4:07 AM GMT+13 (15:07 UTC), 146 km (91 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 55 km NW 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-20 15:07:34 UTC
- Depth
- 145.9 km (90.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.244° S, 173.756° 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 9.5 km horizontally, 11.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.551 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2635 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.664 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.830 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 118 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.819 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 57 km deep · 38 km away
- 4.573 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2617 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.247 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2604 days ago · 98 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.746 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2602 days ago · 89 km deep · 78 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700046pl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.