M4.8 earthquake 29 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 29 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Sun, Jun 26, 1977, 6:34 PM GMT+13 (05:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 16 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-06-26 05:34:51 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.240° S, 174.687° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.216 km NNW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 17984 days ago · 68 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.6115 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga · 17965 days ago · 90 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000pg0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.