Tonga earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Mon, Jun 3, 2019, 12:05 PM GMT+13 (23:05 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
5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-06-02 23:05:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.126° S, 173.684° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.6 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
188

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8144 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.7136 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 4.8126 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 5.287 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 5.2115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2672 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 5.2120 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 5.496 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 6.182 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.5108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2667 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 5.0137 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 5.1132 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2664 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 5.0105 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 5.1108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2661 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 5.2108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2656 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.9116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2652 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 4.5125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2652 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.9115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2652 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 4.9126 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2652 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 5.195 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2648 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 5.099 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2648 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 4.8110 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2633 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 4.471 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2628 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 5.0125 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2628 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 4.377 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2622 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.983 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.6142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.8116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 6.0108 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003xqc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC.