M4.4 earthquake 134 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 134 km SSW of ‘Ohonua, Tonga on Fri, Jul 13, 1979, 12:32 AM GMT+13 (11:32 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-12 11:32:04 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 22.484° S, 175.358° 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.
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00011u0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:46 AM UTC.