M4.4 earthquake 83 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 83 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Oct 11, 2019, 11:40 AM GMT+13 (22:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 122 km E 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
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-10 22:40:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.061° S, 174.198° 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 11.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 112°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1122 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.179 km NE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2522 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7166 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2496 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70005vh6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.