M4.6 earthquake 205 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 205 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Mar 12, 2019, 5:58 PM GMT-11 (04:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 191 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-13 04:58:37 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.390° S, 172.062° 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 10.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.3191 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2752 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 4.8168 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2731 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9215 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2707 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2705 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jk7c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 AM UTC.