Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 55 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 55 km NW of Hihifo, Tonga on Sat, Jul 13, 2019, 12:35 AM GMT+13 (11:35 UTC), 107 km (66 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-07-12 11:35:55 UTC
Depth
107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
15.540° S, 174.091° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 9.1 km horizontally, 4.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.03
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
202

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004ix5 (also filed as iscgem616057719). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.