Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 51 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 51 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Jul 14, 2019, 9:51 AM GMT+13 (20:51 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-07-13 20:51:27 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.590° S, 173.499° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  2. 4.664 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.830 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 118 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.896 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2622 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.819 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 57 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.6100 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2614 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 4.247 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2604 days ago · 98 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 4.746 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2602 days ago · 89 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.398 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2593 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 4.575 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2576 days ago · 63 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 4.955 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2637 days ago · 107 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 5.3134 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 4.5137 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2656 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 4.632 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 146 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.571 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 35 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.5117 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004qm3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.