M4.8 earthquake 168 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 168 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 6:55 AM GMT-11 (17:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 215 km ENE 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-10 17:55:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.461° S, 172.404° 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 4.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9215 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2708 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2707 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700037ux. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.