M5.3 earthquake 101 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 101 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jan 11, 2019, 6:58 PM GMT+13 (05:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-11 05:58:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.421° S, 173.972° 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Moment magnitude
- 5.3 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 176°, dip 38°, rake 60°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 32°, dip 58°, rake 111°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 10.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 77
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.290 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2781 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.2126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.4148 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j2uw (also filed as iscgem614566125). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:43 AM UTC.