Tonga earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 10:36 PM GMT-11 (09:36 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
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-09-20 09:36:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
17.838° S, 171.951° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
17

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005mj5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:49 AM UTC.