M4.8 earthquake 68 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 68 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga on Mon, Jan 21, 2019, 12:08 PM GMT+13 (23:08 UTC), 113 km (70 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-20 23:08:58 UTC
- Depth
- 113.1 km (70.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 20.642° S, 174.667° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j6pu. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.