Tonga earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 3:31 AM GMT+13 (14:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 121 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-07-01 14:31:44 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
21.427° S, 173.740° 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 8.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
114°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.9115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 4.9126 km SE of Pangai, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 5.195 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2646 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 5.099 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2646 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 4.6124 km SE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2641 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.1153 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2630 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 4.471 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2626 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 4.377 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.6121 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2613 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 5.3121 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2611 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 5.1125 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2598 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 5.1130 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2596 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.9116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 5.2108 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 2654 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  3. 5.1108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2659 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 5.0105 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2660 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 5.1132 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2662 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 5.0137 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2663 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 4.5108 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2665 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 6.182 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2666 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.496 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 5.2120 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2668 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 5.2115 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 5.287 km ESE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 4.8126 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2678 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 4.7136 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.8144 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 5.0133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 4.983 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.6142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.8116 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 6.0108 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2679 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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