M4.7 earthquake 119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 119 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 8:35 PM GMT+13 (07:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 90 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-19 07:35:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.152° S, 173.819° 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 4.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 119°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.290 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.2126 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2780 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.4148 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jbza. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.