M4.8 earthquake 223 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 223 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Jul 7, 2019, 8:59 PM GMT+13 (07:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-07 07:59:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.349° S, 175.039° 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 12.7 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 123°
- Stations used
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3227 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.5183 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2604 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.2259 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2597 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.6156 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2588 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.7126 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2587 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004ds8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.