Tonga earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 265 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 5:46 PM GMT+13 (04:46 UTC), 527 km (327 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-20 04:46:35 UTC
Depth
526.6 km (327.2 mi), deep
Epicenter
20.165° S, 177.540° 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 14.4 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
142°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8Fiji region · 2722 days ago · 617 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.5Fiji region · 2720 days ago · 548 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 5.0275 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2717 days ago · 442 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.3281 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2717 days ago · 471 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.4240 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2717 days ago · 415 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.2Fiji region · 2715 days ago · 536 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 4.1Fiji region · 2714 days ago · 588 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.4266 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2712 days ago · 534 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.1274 km W of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2711 days ago · 510 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2711 days ago · 517 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 4.2299 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2710 days ago · 565 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.4Fiji region · 2705 days ago · 551 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.7Fiji region · 2704 days ago · 567 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 4.3285 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2699 days ago · 500 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 4.1291 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2697 days ago · 556 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 4.1Fiji region · 2696 days ago · 571 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 4.0Fiji region · 2694 days ago · 584 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 4.2294 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2693 days ago · 516 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 4.7290 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 2693 days ago · 384 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 4.4262 km NW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 536 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 4.3264 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2691 days ago · 518 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 4.4276 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2689 days ago · 514 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 4.2288 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2685 days ago · 504 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 4.6250 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2677 days ago · 460 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 4.4258 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 491 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 4.1Fiji region · 2668 days ago · 549 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 4.4293 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 505 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.2Fiji region · 2728 days ago · 582 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.3Fiji region · 2736 days ago · 542 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.2242 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2741 days ago · 516 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.7Fiji region · 2742 days ago · 578 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 4.5Fiji region · 2749 days ago · 561 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 4.4262 km WNW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2751 days ago · 496 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003e33. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:06 AM UTC.