Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 92 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Jan 16, 2025, 5:17 PM GMT+13 (04:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 71 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-16 04:17:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.152° S, 173.551° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.523 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 615 days ago · 100 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.5110 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.698 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 4.8147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 607 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.5129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 604 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 603 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.539 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 596 days ago · 82 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.5130 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 5.571 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 111 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  10. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 582 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 4.569 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.861 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 652 days ago · 71 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pm4n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.