M4.6 earthquake 122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 122 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, Nov 6, 2025, 6:27 AM GMT+13 (17:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 97 km SSE 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-11-05 17:27:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.674° S, 172.919° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6164 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 309 days ago · 35 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.6171 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 307 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.897 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 278 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000rlph. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.