M4.6 earthquake 285 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 285 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, May 19, 2019, 5:51 PM GMT+13 (04:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 223 km S 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-05-19 04:51:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.870° S, 175.456° 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 5.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 132°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6south of Tonga · 2690 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.6210 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.3242 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7241 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.8223 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.3227 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 35 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003t3v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC.