M4.8 earthquake 214 km SW of Vaini, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 214 km SW of Vaini, Tonga on Sun, Nov 24, 2019, 5:48 PM GMT+13 (04:48 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
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-24 04:48:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.570° S, 176.636° 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 11.3 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6182 km SW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 2493 days ago · 202 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.8214 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2478 days ago · 52 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.3219 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2458 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.8161 km SW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 2451 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70006cd0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.