Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 40 km N of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 40 km N of Hihifo, Tonga on Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 12:52 PM GMT+13 (23:52 UTC), 102 km (64 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 93 km NNE 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
2025-07-07 23:52:43 UTC
Depth
102.2 km (63.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.594° S, 173.850° 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 11.0 km horizontally, 11.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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. 4.415 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 91 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.289 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 182 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 4.697 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 452 days ago · 176 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.490 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 444 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.596 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 442 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.640 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 437 days ago · 74 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.397 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 437 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 5.693 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 419 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  9. 4.1109 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 417 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.840 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 417 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 5.296 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 413 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 5.295 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 456 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  2. 4.843 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 463 days ago · 113 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.8104 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 464 days ago · 88 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.632 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 474 days ago · 55 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000qb92. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.