Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 5:26 PM GMT-11 (04:26 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-20 04:26:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.341° S, 172.114° 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 7.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
21

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.5202 km NE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 5.2201 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2528 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2502 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2483 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 5.1Tonga region · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2548 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2563 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 4.6182 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2569 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 4.6206 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2570 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005w62. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:13 AM UTC.