M5.8 earthquake 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sun, Jan 27, 2019, 11:16 PM GMT+13 (10:16 UTC), 562 km (349 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mww, W-phase moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-27 10:16:28 UTC
- Depth
- 562.4 km (349.5 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 20.102° S, 177.815° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Strongest shaking
- I, not felt shaking
- PAGER alert
- Green
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mww, W-phase moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.063 · 24 stations |
| 5.82 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.8 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Moment tensor · Reviewed |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Estimated impact
The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.
- Alert level
- Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 5.8 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 327°, dip 66°, rake -27°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 68°, dip 66°, rake -153°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.1 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 155
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2803 days ago · 457 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2797 days ago · 560 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2796 days ago · 593 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2793 days ago · 614 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.9Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 545 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2784 days ago · 535 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2782 days ago · 536 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2779 days ago · 576 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2768 days ago · 384 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2768 days ago · 492 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2760 days ago · 563 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2758 days ago · 600 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2751 days ago · 496 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 561 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 4.5298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 545 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 519 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2812 days ago · 498 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.3Fiji region · 2813 days ago · 564 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2818 days ago · 561 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2821 days ago · 476 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.2Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 545 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2823 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2831 days ago · 481 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.5Fiji region · 2832 days ago · 537 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 525 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 499 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j9fn (also filed as iscgem614590835). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC.