Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 192 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Oct 22, 2019, 3:58 PM GMT+13 (02:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-10-22 02:58:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.023° S, 172.197° 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 8.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.6188 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.6196 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2485 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 4.7133 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.1200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.8193 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 5.0191 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.0200 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.3194 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.4200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 5.1183 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 4.5211 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.3200 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2542 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 4.6198 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 5.3203 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.7219 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 4.6182 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 5.4204 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2543 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 5.1Tonga region · 2544 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 5.2143 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.6146 km E of Neiafu, Tonga · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005x1m. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:47 AM UTC.