Tonga earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 2:59 PM GMT+14 (00:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-04 00:59:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.289° S, 172.950° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2126 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 4.9155 km SSW of Lotofag?, Samoa · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.8132 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.9121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  5. 4.5109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 4.9143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.3109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 4.586 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 5.8103 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  10. 5.280 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2521 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 110 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 4.693 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 4.593 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2512 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.4135 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 5.292 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2506 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  16. 4.3141 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 2499 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 5.690 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.4103 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 4.985 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2575 days ago · 73 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 5.794 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2576 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005tg7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:51 AM UTC.