M4.5 earthquake 68 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Aug 26, 2014, 11:47 AM GMT+13 (22:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 81 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2014-08-25 22:47:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.194° S, 174.289° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Neiafu.
From the USGS event page for usb000s656. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 11.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.981 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 4418 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
- 4.247 km W of Pangai, Tonga · 4411 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.761 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 4382 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.774 km SE of Neiafu, Tonga · 4366 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.892 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 4365 days ago · 94 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s656. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.