M4.1 earthquake 253 km W of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 253 km W of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jan 7, 2025, 1:11 PM GMT-12 (01:11 UTC), 377 km (234 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 178 km WSW 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
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-01-08 01:11:21 UTC
- Depth
- 376.5 km (233.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 16.395° S, 176.121° 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 12.4 km horizontally, 11.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pl91. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC.