Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 255 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 255 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Mar 5, 2019, 6:20 AM GMT+13 (17:20 UTC), 558 km (347 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-03-04 17:20:51 UTC
Depth
558.0 km (346.7 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.176° S, 176.352° 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 20.1 km horizontally, 15.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

None recorded.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jevh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.