M4.5 earthquake 148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:14 PM GMT-12 (04:14 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 135 km N 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-25 04:14:00 UTC
- Depth
- 40.8 km (25.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.289° S, 173.943° 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 15.2 km horizontally, 12.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6135 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2633 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.573 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2621 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.662 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2615 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4109 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2600 days ago · 122 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700049yb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.