M4.4 earthquake 262 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 262 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 1:42 PM GMT-12 (01:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 274 km NW 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-27 01:42:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.393° S, 176.091° 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 14.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4176 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2618 days ago · 288 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.4183 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2574 days ago · 270 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.7274 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 205 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004zng. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:35 PM UTC.