M4.6 earthquake 211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 211 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jul 2, 2019, 12:20 AM GMT+13 (11:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 223 km S 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
- 2019-07-01 11:20:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.227° S, 174.649° 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 12.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 124°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3242 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2650 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.7133 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2647 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.7241 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.8223 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.3227 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2644 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.5183 km SSE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2605 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004hwc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.