Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 58 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 58 km SW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Apr 8, 2019, 8:15 AM GMT+13 (19:15 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mww), moderate
Local time
UTC
2019-04-07 19:15:01 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.073° S, 174.317° W
Region
Tonga
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4114 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2727 days ago · 237 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.2125 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2724 days ago · 220 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 4.383 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2694 days ago · 102 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 4.56 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2749 days ago · 79 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kbwq (also filed as iscgem615372584). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:55 PM UTC.