Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga on Sat, Oct 19, 2019, 5:32 PM GMT-11 (04:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 200 km E 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 04:32:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
18.678° S, 172.165° 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 6.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
31

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.7133 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2538 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2537 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2517 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 5.1188 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2501 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2482 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2540 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 5.1Tonga region · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2561 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 4.4228 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 4.6182 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 4.6217 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 4.7203 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.5132 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2568 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005w65. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.