M4.9 earthquake 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 137 km W of Neiafu, Tonga on Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 1:05 PM GMT+13 (00:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.2 147 km W of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-05 00:05:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 18.548° S, 175.285° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 30°
- Stations used
- 409
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.5146 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.2147 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2518 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
- 4.3118 km NW of Pangai, Tonga · 2499 days ago · 238 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.3174 km W of Neiafu, Tonga · 2489 days ago · 214 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.4133 km WNW of Pangai, Tonga · 2481 days ago · 120 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.6120 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 2480 days ago · 139 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006379. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.