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M4.2 earthquake near Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu

2781 d ago · 8 Mar 2019, 01:08 UTC 123 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 123 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga on 8 Mar 2019, 01:08 UTC at a depth of 230 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Nuku‘alofa, about 123 km away in Tongatapu, Tonga.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC

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