M4.4 earthquake 183 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 183 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 11:25 AM GMT-12 (23:25 UTC), 270 km (168 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 104 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
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-14 23:25:59 UTC
- Depth
- 269.7 km (167.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.454° S, 175.182° 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 8.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 41
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
- 4.7274 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 205 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8104 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 175 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.4148 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2566 days ago · 195 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.7147 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2564 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.6195 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 146 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.3136 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 255 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60005lff. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC.