Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 39 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 4:18 AM GMT+13 (15:18 UTC), 82 km (51 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
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-02-15 15:18:37 UTC
Depth
82.1 km (51.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.761° S, 174.108° 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 9.6 km horizontally, 10.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
12

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.571 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 111 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  2. 4.546 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 591 days ago · 71 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.547 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.3102 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 574 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.595 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 573 days ago · 148 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.497 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 565 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.594 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 176 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 5.681 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 201 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 5.393 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 178 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 5.271 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 540 days ago · 73 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.750 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 540 days ago · 64 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.698 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 608 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.5110 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 610 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.523 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 100 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.589 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 616 days ago · 171 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pfac. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC.