Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 83 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 83 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 4:43 AM GMT+13 (15:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 82 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-02 15:43:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.095° S, 174.186° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.0133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.8144 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 4.7136 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.8126 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 5.287 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 5.2115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2671 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 5.2120 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2669 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 5.496 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 6.182 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.5108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 5.0137 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 5.1132 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 5.0105 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.350 km NNE of Kolonga, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 139 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 5.1108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 5.2108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2655 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 4.9116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2651 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.5125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2651 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.9115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2651 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 4.9126 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 5.195 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2647 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 5.099 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2647 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 4.8110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2632 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 4.471 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2627 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 4.377 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.6142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.8116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 6.0108 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003uft. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.