M4.1 earthquake 162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 162 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Mar 30, 2019, 3:53 PM GMT-12 (03:53 UTC), 263 km (164 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 103 km WNW 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
- 4.1 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-03-31 03:53:39 UTC
- Depth
- 263.2 km (163.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.446° S, 174.855° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 14.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6103 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2718 days ago · 200 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.3Tonga · 2711 days ago · 183 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.4150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2711 days ago · 230 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.3122 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2698 days ago · 191 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.6112 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2692 days ago · 51 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.5128 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2685 days ago · 167 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000kcej. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.