Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 83 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 83 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Mar 1, 2025, 12:27 PM GMT+13 (23:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 96 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-28 23:27:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.463° S, 173.199° 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 5.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.374 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 582 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.547 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 4.497 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 565 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 533 days ago · 37 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  6. 4.3143 km SSW of Gataivai, Samoa · 530 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.978 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 526 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 5.571 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 111 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.5130 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 603 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.5129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 604 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.8147 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 607 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 4.698 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.5110 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.7135 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 611 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000pxh0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC.