Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 6:32 AM GMT-11 (17:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-19 17:32:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.277° S, 172.124° 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 9.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
15

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.5246 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.5202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 5.5176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2530 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2485 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 5.1Tonga region · 2544 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.6182 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.2175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 4.3233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2572 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600062au. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.