M4.6 earthquake 128 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 128 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Apr 30, 2019, 8:52 PM GMT-12 (08:52 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-01 08:52:29 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.707° S, 173.272° 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 6.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 118°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2706 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.7134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2705 days ago · 90 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.6119 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2704 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.3201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2685 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.4142 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.5112 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 48 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.5148 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 2657 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003jak. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.