Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 218 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 218 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 2:42 PM GMT-11 (01:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-18 01:42:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.950° S, 172.048° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
19

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.3203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 5.0202 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.5273 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 5.4160 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.1165 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.5194 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.3233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 4.2175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 5.2181 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 4.5246 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 4.5202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 5.5176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2528 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 4.5139 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2591 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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