Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 98 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 2:27 AM GMT+13 (13:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 81 km WNW 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
2025-02-03 13:27:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.085° S, 174.004° 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 14.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5129 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 604 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.4112 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 603 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 4.539 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 596 days ago · 82 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 4.5130 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 593 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 4.7149 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 41 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 5.571 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 111 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  7. 4.683 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 583 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.497 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 565 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 4.594 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 176 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 5.681 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 201 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 5.393 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 178 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.5110 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 4.523 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 100 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 4.589 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 171 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 4.392 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 627 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pcxw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.