Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Nov 10, 2019, 6:08 PM GMT-11 (05:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2019-11-11 05:08:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.682° S, 172.195° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
165

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.2187 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2467 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.9187 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 4.4202 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 5.0199 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 4.6207 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2461 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.7133 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 5.1Tonga region · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60006a4u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.