M4.6 earthquake 62 km S of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 62 km S of Hihifo, Tonga on Wed, Sep 18, 2019, 4:51 AM GMT+13 (15:51 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 84 km SSW 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-17 15:51:18 UTC
- Depth
- 42.1 km (26.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.518° S, 173.881° 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 6.0 km horizontally, 9.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2566 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.460 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2562 days ago · 72 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.573 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2562 days ago · 113 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.884 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2553 days ago · 87 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.288 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 106 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.3136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 255 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005hi2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.