M4.6 earthquake 66 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 66 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 3:50 AM GMT+13 (14:50 UTC), 127 km (79 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-21 14:50:56 UTC
- Depth
- 126.7 km (78.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 18.661° S, 174.614° 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 13.3 km horizontally, 11.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 77°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6160 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2796 days ago · 251 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.56 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2746 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jdmp. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.