M4.7 earthquake 134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, May 7, 2019, 7:38 PM GMT-12 (07:38 UTC), 90 km (56 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 112 km NNE 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-08 07:38:35 UTC
- Depth
- 89.6 km (55.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.638° S, 173.279° 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 12.9 km horizontally, 8.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 133°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6119 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2702 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.3201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2684 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.4142 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.5112 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.5148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2655 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003i85. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.