Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 129 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 129 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 9:32 PM GMT-12 (09:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.6 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 9:32 PM GMT-12
UTC: 2019-01-09 09:32:13 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 17.514° S, 174.264° 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 6.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.10
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 85°
Stations used: 31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j1tr (also filed as iscgem614561356). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC.