M4.6 earthquake 271 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 271 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 10:31 PM GMT+13 (09:31 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
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-01 09:31:29 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 23.775° S, 174.683° 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 8.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 98°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005t24. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC.