Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 9:48 PM GMT-11 (08:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-10-19 08:48:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.539° S, 172.255° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 10.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 4.7133 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2526 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2515 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2480 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 5.1Tonga region · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2560 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2566 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.6182 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.2175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.3233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 4.5194 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 5.1165 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 5.4160 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 5.0202 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 5.3203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600062af. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.