M4.6 earthquake 98 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 98 km ENE of Kolonga, Tonga on Wed, Nov 19, 2014, 4:52 AM GMT+13 (15:52 UTC), 10 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 162 km SE of Pangai, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-11-18 15:52:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.765° S, 174.207° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 4.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 138°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.281 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4337 days ago · 158 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.8162 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 4323 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.7122 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4322 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.8161 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 4316 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000t27b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC.