Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 78 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 78 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 7:38 AM GMT+13 (18:38 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2025-04-26 18:38:46 UTC
Depth
59.4 km (36.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
15.271° S, 173.975° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.599 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 524 days ago · 68 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 4.4136 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 518 days ago · 246 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.949 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 512 days ago · 82 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.336 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 511 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.6106 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 511 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 4.693 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 503 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.743 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 499 days ago · 131 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.6118 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 494 days ago · 156 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.749 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 491 days ago · 135 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.3112 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 490 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.632 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 474 days ago · 55 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 5.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 533 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  2. 5.393 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 178 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 5.681 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 201 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 4.594 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 548 days ago · 176 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000pyve. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.