Tonga earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 244 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 244 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Tue, Jun 28, 1977, 9:30 PM GMT+13 (08:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 204 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1977-06-28 08:30:32 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
23.507° S, 175.360° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.2204 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17982 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.7236 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17982 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.7197 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17981 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 4.8278 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17981 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.1215 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17970 days ago · 42 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 5.0214 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17968 days ago · 63 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.4269 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17968 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.5161 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17950 days ago · 123 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 5.0186 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17943 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 4.9215 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17942 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 5.3224 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17935 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 4.7243 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17983 days ago · 47 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 5.4160 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17985 days ago · 51 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.9212 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17987 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 5.5200 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 17987 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 6.8Tonga region · 17989 days ago · 65 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ph8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.