M4.6 earthquake 84 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jun 28, 2019, 11:47 PM GMT+13 (10:47 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 133 km SSE 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
- 2019-06-28 10:47:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.968° S, 175.406° 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 11.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 117°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7133 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2646 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.7161 km SW of Vaini, Tonga · 2640 days ago · 85 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.566 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2638 days ago · 75 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004evs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.