M4.6 earthquake 160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 3:59 PM GMT+13 (02:59 UTC), 251 km (156 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-30 02:59:28 UTC
- Depth
- 250.9 km (155.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.554° S, 175.499° 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 9.7 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 80
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3255 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2766 days ago · 558 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.3108 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2740 days ago · 239 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000irwt. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.