Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 298 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 4:37 AM GMT+13 (15:37 UTC), 545 km (339 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 295 km WNW of Haveluloto, 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
2019-01-22 15:37:10 UTC
Depth
545.2 km (338.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.373° S, 177.955° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8295 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2805 days ago · 562 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 4.7289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2802 days ago · 457 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.4267 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2797 days ago · 560 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.2Fiji region · 2796 days ago · 593 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.3Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 614 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.9Fiji region · 2792 days ago · 545 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.2Fiji region · 2789 days ago · 579 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.4Fiji region · 2787 days ago · 598 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 4.8283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2783 days ago · 535 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 4.0289 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2783 days ago · 487 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.4294 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2781 days ago · 536 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 4.2Fiji region · 2768 days ago · 570 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 4.1283 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2768 days ago · 384 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.5272 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2767 days ago · 492 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 4.3Fiji region · 2760 days ago · 563 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 4.5Fiji region · 2757 days ago · 600 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 4.2299 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2753 days ago · 481 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 4.5Fiji region · 2752 days ago · 590 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2750 days ago · 496 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.4271 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2810 days ago · 519 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.3265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2812 days ago · 498 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.4Fiji region · 2812 days ago · 587 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.2287 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2817 days ago · 561 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.2263 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2820 days ago · 476 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2822 days ago · 545 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.7282 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2823 days ago · 538 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 4.3Fiji region · 2828 days ago · 543 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 4.7268 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2831 days ago · 481 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.5Fiji region · 2832 days ago · 537 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.7296 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 525 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.6269 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2835 days ago · 499 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 4.4Fiji region · 2837 days ago · 580 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000je36. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:07 AM UTC.