Tonga earthquakes

M4.6 earthquake 124 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 124 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Wed, Jul 10, 2019, 11:19 PM GMT+13 (10:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-10 10:19:22 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
22.182° S, 174.160° 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 13.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.1153 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2629 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 4.471 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.377 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.6121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2612 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.5183 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 5.1125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 5.1130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 4.7126 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2587 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 5.099 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2646 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 4.7133 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2647 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.5125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 4.9116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 5.1132 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 5.0137 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004gqq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.