M4.9 earthquake 97 km E of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 97 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 11:26 AM GMT+13 (22:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 21 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-06-29 22:26:01 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.656° S, 173.061° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700047hx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC.