M4.9 earthquake 160 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 160 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:01 AM GMT+13 (17:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2019-04-13 17:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.579° S, 175.736° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.043 · 170 stations |
| 4.97 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 94°
- Stations used
- 68
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.4221 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2689 days ago · 167 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.5151 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2689 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700035gt (also filed as iscgem615393738). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.