M4.3 earthquake 201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 201 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, May 26, 2019, 8:37 PM GMT-12 (08:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 262 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
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-27 08:37:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.446° S, 172.554° 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 9.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8262 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.7250 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2673 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.8227 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.6252 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.4142 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.5200 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.7134 km NNE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2702 days ago · 90 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.5173 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2704 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5211 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 2704 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.9215 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2705 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.6128 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2709 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003vaa. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.