M4.4 earthquake 150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 150 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 4:40 AM GMT+13 (15:40 UTC), 230 km (143 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 128 km NW 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-04-29 15:40:45 UTC
- Depth
- 230.2 km (143.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.628° S, 174.928° 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 13.0 km horizontally, 13.1 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 137°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3122 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2699 days ago · 191 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.5128 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2686 days ago · 167 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.5173 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2677 days ago · 207 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.1169 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2661 days ago · 247 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003igk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC.