M4.8 earthquake 138 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 138 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 4:53 PM GMT+13 (03:53 UTC), 253 km (157 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-24 03:53:07 UTC
- Depth
- 253.4 km (157.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 15.164° S, 174.800° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3144 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 231 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.5138 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005pwe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.