M4.4 earthquake 295 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 295 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 3:42 AM GMT+13 (14:42 UTC), 147 km (92 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2019-02-26 14:42:03 UTC
- Depth
- 147.4 km (91.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 23.304° S, 176.934° 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 15.8 km horizontally, 9.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000jcah. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:57 PM UTC.