M4.8 earthquake 267 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 267 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga on Mon, Oct 21, 2019, 7:47 PM GMT+13 (06:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-21 06:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 17.907° S, 176.387° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000616m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:38 PM UTC.