M4.4 earthquake 64 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 64 km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga on Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 9:25 AM GMT+13 (20:25 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 50 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-09 20:25:45 UTC
- Depth
- 55.4 km (34.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.895° S, 174.539° 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 10.2 km horizontally, 9.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.750 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2613 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.288 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2612 days ago · 104 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.662 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2612 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.735 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2611 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.294 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2598 days ago · 151 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.742 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2597 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.6107 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2582 days ago · 246 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004nve. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:08 PM UTC.