M4.4 earthquake 80 km N of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 80 km N of Neiafu, Tonga on Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 9:16 AM GMT+13 (20:16 UTC), 160 km (100 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 80 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-09 20:16:28 UTC
- Depth
- 160.3 km (99.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.920° S, 174.005° 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 10.5 km horizontally, 18.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 135°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.180 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 5.178 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2535 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
- 5.063 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005v25. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.