M4.9 earthquake 77 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 77 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 12:45 PM GMT+13 (23:45 UTC), 193 km (120 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-16 23:45:15 UTC
- Depth
- 192.7 km (119.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 16.444° S, 174.316° 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 9.2 km horizontally, 8.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 78°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.662 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.7147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2565 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.2128 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 2564 days ago · 298 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.460 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2561 days ago · 72 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.573 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2560 days ago · 113 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.884 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2551 days ago · 87 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.288 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 106 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.3136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 255 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005hcf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.