Tonga earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 5:32 AM GMT-11 (16:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-19 16:32:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.479° S, 172.251° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
32

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.7133 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2536 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2526 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2516 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2500 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2481 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 5.1Tonga region · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.6182 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 4.2175 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 4.3233 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.5194 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005w0a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:19 AM UTC.