Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 93 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 93 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Nov 18, 2019, 9:54 AM GMT+14 (19:54 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-17 19:54:51 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.108° S, 173.728° 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 12.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.292 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  2. 4.881 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2491 days ago · 60 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.656 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2490 days ago · 130 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.4138 km SW of Gataivai, Samoa · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.6108 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2486 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.699 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2484 days ago · 86 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.9116 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.4118 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2478 days ago · 178 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 4.679 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2474 days ago · 125 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.575 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2472 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 4.728 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2459 days ago · 116 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 4.797 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2449 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.693 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2515 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.560 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 2517 days ago · 110 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 5.280 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.586 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2527 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.3109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2533 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 4.9143 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5109 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 5.9121 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.8132 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006bsp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:08 AM UTC.