M4.4 earthquake 142 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 142 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 16, 2019, 7:45 AM GMT-12 (19:45 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 112 km NNE 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-16 19:45:49 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.455° S, 173.497° 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 10.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5112 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 48 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.5148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2654 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.6135 km N of Neiafu, Tonga · 2630 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.5126 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2622 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600044bq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.