Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 23 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Mon, Jan 27, 2025, 11:20 AM GMT+13 (22:20 UTC), 100 km (62 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-01-26 22:20:11 UTC
Depth
99.7 km (61.9 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.866° S, 173.998° 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 15.6 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.698 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 609 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.539 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 597 days ago · 82 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 5.571 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 592 days ago · 111 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  4. 4.546 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 592 days ago · 71 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.374 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 583 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.291 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 579 days ago · 122 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.547 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 575 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.595 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 148 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.497 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 566 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.589 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 617 days ago · 171 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.392 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 627 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 5.174 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 632 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.569 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.278 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 646 days ago · 101 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pb9v. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.