M4.8 earthquake 94 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 94 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jan 4, 2019, 7:24 AM GMT+13 (18:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 135 km ESE 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
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-03 18:24:36 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.619° S, 173.088° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9135 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2778 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.9127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.648 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.6142 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.6161 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j5vg. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC.