M5.1 earthquake 122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 11:00 AM GMT+13 (22:00 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
- 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-14 22:00:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.140° S, 173.788° 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 11.1 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 120
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.179 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.7166 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2496 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005u77. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC.