M5.0 earthquake 248 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 248 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga on Thu, May 2, 2019, 4:32 AM GMT+13 (15:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-01 15:32:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 16.942° S, 171.708° 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 7.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 87
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003f5p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:51 PM UTC.