M4.1 earthquake 203 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 203 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga on Sun, May 19, 2024, 8:56 AM GMT-12 (20:56 UTC), 203 km (126 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2024-05-19 20:56:50 UTC
- Depth
- 203.0 km (126.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 17.517° S, 175.498° 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 10.3 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1137 km NW of Neiafu, Tonga · 847 days ago · 202 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.2176 km NNW of Neiafu, Tonga · 840 days ago · 121 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.0197 km SW of Hihifo, Tonga · 816 days ago · 245 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000n0rx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.