Tonga earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 96 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga on Fri, Apr 12, 2019, 7:46 AM GMT+13 (18:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 108 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-04-11 18:46:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
20.555° S, 173.862° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.556 km NE of Kolonga, Tonga · 2722 days ago · 74 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 5.0127 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2722 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.7128 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2719 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.490 km E of Pangai, Tonga · 2695 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 6.0108 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 4.6142 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.983 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 5.0133 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 4.8144 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 4.7136 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2681 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 4.8126 km E of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2680 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.6121 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2757 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 5.178 km ESE of Pangai, Tonga · 2759 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us700038hn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.