M4.5 earthquake 144 km SE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 144 km SE of Pangai, Tonga on Mon, Jan 14, 2019, 5:16 AM GMT+13 (16:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 119 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
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-13 16:16:28 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 20.691° S, 173.323° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 116°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000is3h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.