M4.9 earthquake 108 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 108 km ENE of Pangai, Tonga on Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 8:29 PM GMT+13 (07:29 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
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-09 07:29:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 19.536° S, 173.363° 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 10.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 104°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9135 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2779 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.9127 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2776 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.648 km ESE of Neiafu, Tonga · 2771 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j8sc. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.