M5.2 earthquake 113 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 113 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 3:49 AM GMT+13 (14:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-08 14:49:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.672° S, 174.289° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.990 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6129 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.3125 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2804 days ago · 183 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5120 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2786 days ago · 185 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 4.674 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2776 days ago · 152 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 4.6148 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 5.0161 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2827 days ago · 219 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.6154 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2830 days ago · 80 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.7148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2832 days ago · 120 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
- 4.7137 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2834 days ago · 140 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.766 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2842 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j1e2 (also filed as iscgem614559326). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC.