Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga on Fri, Sep 20, 2019, 6:11 AM GMT-11 (17:11 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
2019-09-20 17:11:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.092° S, 172.015° 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 7.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
24

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2563 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2549 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 4.5246 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 4.5202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 5.5176 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2529 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.2175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 4.3233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 4.5194 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.1165 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 5.4160 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 4.5273 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.0202 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 5.3203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2571 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 4.6218 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2573 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005mjw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC.